| Countries | Date | Adult literacy rate female | Adult literacy rate male | Adult literacy rate | Adult literacy rate 15-24 | Ch. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates [+] | 1975 | 38.12% | 58.39% | 53.51% | 63.05% | ||
| Afghanistan [+] | 1979 | 4.99% | 30.31% | 18.16% | 30.07% | ||
| Argentina [+] | 1980 | 93.58% | 94.26% | 93.91% | 96.88% | ||
| Barbados [+] | 1980 | 99.50% | 99.50% | 99.50% | 99.90% | 0.14 | |
| Burkina Faso [+] | 1975 | 3.39% | 14.53% | 8.83% | 14.38% | ||
| Burundi [+] | 1979 | 11.98% | 34.26% | 22.51% | 30.98% | ||
| Benin [+] | 1979 | 9.54% | 25.19% | 16.48% | 29.79% | ||
| Bolivia [+] | 1976 | 51.37% | 75.84% | 63.21% | 83.55% | ||
| Brazil [+] | 1980 | 72.85% | 76.38% | 74.59% | 83.91% | ||
| Central African Republic [+] | 1975 | 8.40% | 29.59% | 18.24% | 37.04% | ||
| Cameroon [+] | 1976 | 29.12% | 54.63% | 41.22% | 68.82% | ||
| Egypt [+] | 1976 | 22.44% | 53.62% | 38.20% | 51.03% | ||
| Grenada [+] | 1980 | 98.30% | 98.40% | 98.40% | 99.20% | 0.24 | |
| Guinea-Bissau [+] | 1979 | 8.59% | 33.35% | 19.96% | 36.40% | ||
| Hungary [+] | 1980 | 98.45% | 99.30% | 98.86% | 99.37% | ||
| Indonesia [+] | 1980 | 57.69% | 77.47% | 67.31% | 85.44% | ||
| Iran [+] | 1976 | 24.42% | 48.18% | 36.52% | 56.45% | ||
| Jordan [+] | 1979 | 52.11% | 80.48% | 66.80% | 90.51% | ||
| Comoros [+] | 1980 | 40.32% | 55.98% | 47.92% | 61.71% | ||
| Kuwait [+] | 1980 | 59.11% | 72.79% | 67.52% | 78.98% | 6.75 | |
| Mali [+] | 1976 | 5.74% | 13.51% | 9.43% | 19.65% | ||
| Maldives [+] | 1977 | 82.18% | 82.40% | 82.30% | 85.61% | ||
| Mexico [+] | 1980 | 79.89% | 86.24% | 82.99% | 91.95% | ||
| Malaysia [+] | 1980 | 61.25% | 78.15% | 69.52% | 87.97% | ||
| Mozambique [+] | 1980 | 12.10% | 43.78% | 27.00% | 43.64% | ||
| Panama [+] | 1980 | 88.05% | 88.10% | 88.07% | 96.11% | ||
| Philippines [+] | 1980 | 82.76% | 83.89% | 83.32% | 91.79% | ||
| Poland [+] | 1978 | 98.25% | 99.28% | 98.74% | 99.80% | ||
| Palau [+] | 1980 | 90.50% | 93.29% | 91.92% | 94.28% | ||
| Rwanda [+] | 1978 | 26.57% | 50.82% | 38.24% | 52.26% | ||
| Singapore [+] | 1980 | 73.97% | 91.57% | 82.91% | 96.29% | ||
| Somalia [+] | 1972 | 3.69% | 7.20% | 5.40% | 13.14% | ||
| Eswatini [+] | 1976 | 53.67% | 57.38% | 55.33% | 75.45% | ||
| Thailand [+] | 1980 | 83.89% | 92.21% | 87.98% | 96.87% | ||
| Tonga [+] | 1976 | 99.53% | 99.66% | 99.59% | 99.82% | ||
| Türkiye [+] | 1980 | 49.81% | 81.45% | 65.69% | 84.69% | 4.64 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago [+] | 1980 | 93.46% | 96.52% | 94.97% | 99.22% | ||
| Uruguay [+] | 1975 | 94.30% | 93.39% | 93.86% | 98.30% | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [+] | 1980 | 96.90% | 96.90% | 96.90% | 98.70% | 0.74 | |
| Viet Nam [+] | 1979 | 78.14% | 90.38% | 83.83% | 95.03% | ||
| Vanuatu [+] | 1979 | 47.78% | 57.34% | 52.87% | 71.83% | ||
| South Africa [+] | 1980 | 74.81% | 77.53% | 76.20% | 85.17% | ||
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