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Countries with the highest
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

In 2019, Armenia leads Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) with 100. Uzbekistan follows at 100, and the gap between the top two positions is 0. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.025.050.075.0100ArmeniaArmenia: 100100UzbekistanUzbekistan: 100100GeorgiaGeorgia: 10099.9BelarusBelarus: 10099.9AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 10099.8SerbiaSerbia: 9999.5ItalyItaly: 9999.3UruguayUruguay: 9998.8MongoliaMongolia: 9898.5MaldivesMaldives: 9898.2Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 9898.2SamoaSamoa: 9898.0

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Armenia 100
2 Uzbekistan 100
3 Georgia 100
4 Belarus 100
5 Azerbaijan 100
6 Serbia 99
7 Italy 99
8 Uruguay 99
9 Mongolia 98
10 Maldives 98
11 Marshall Islands 98
12 Samoa 98
13 United Arab Emirates 98
14 Cuba 98
15 Singapore 97
16 West Bank and Gaza 97
17 Turkiye 97
18 Philippines 96
19 Viet Nam 96
20 Panama 96
21 Mexico 95
22 Colombia 95
23 South Africa 95
24 Malaysia 95
25 Brazil 94
26 Dominican Republic 94
27 Zimbabwe 93
28 Paraguay 93
29 Vanuatu 92
30 Lesotho 92
31 Sri Lanka 92
32 Lebanon 92
33 Thailand 91
34 Tonga 91
35 El Salvador 89
36 Myanmar 89
37 Honduras 89
38 Cambodia 88
39 Sao Tome and Principe 87
40 Iran, Islamic Rep. 87
41 Tunisia 81
42 India 75
43 Bangladesh 75
44 Nepal 69
45 Togo 67
46 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 64
47 Pakistan 58
48 Cote d'Ivoire 57
49 Ethiopia 55
50 Guinea-Bissau 55

Analytical takeaways

  • Armenia leads the global ranking for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2019, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Samoa at 98.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.