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

In 2020, Georgia leads Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) with 100. Palau 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

0.025.049.974.999.9GeorgiaGeorgia: 10099.9PalauPalau: 10099.8ArmeniaArmenia: 10099.8MongoliaMongolia: 9999.2ArgentinaArgentina: 9999.1UruguayUruguay: 9999.0KiribatiKiribati: 9998.6SpainSpain: 9998.6PhilippinesPhilippines: 9898.5Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 9897.6West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 9897.5SingaporeSingapore: 9797.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Georgia 100
2 Palau 100
3 Armenia 100
4 Mongolia 99
5 Argentina 99
6 Uruguay 99
7 Kiribati 99
8 Spain 99
9 Philippines 98
10 Saudi Arabia 98
11 West Bank and Gaza 98
12 Singapore 97
13 Oman 97
14 China 97
15 Kuwait 96
16 Indonesia 96
17 Colombia 96
18 Mexico 95
19 Brazil 95
20 Paraguay 95
21 Peru 95
22 Bolivia 94
23 Dominican Republic 94
24 Ecuador 94
25 Myanmar 94
26 Sri Lanka 92
27 El Salvador 90
28 Vanuatu 90
29 Iran, Islamic Rep. 88
30 Guyana 86
31 Cambodia 83
32 Tanzania 82
33 Zambia 82
34 Rwanda 80
35 India 76
36 Bangladesh 75
37 Burundi 71
38 Malawi 70
39 Congo, Dem. Rep. 66
40 Mozambique 60
41 Mauritania 60
42 Afghanistan 36

Analytical takeaways

  • Georgia leads the global ranking for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2020, 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 Singapore at 97.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.