| Countries | Date | Adult literacy rate female | Adult literacy rate male | Adult literacy rate | Adult literacy rate 15-24 | Ch. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain [+] | 1981 | 89.94% | 95.90% | 92.81% | 98.64% | ||
| Italy [+] | 1981 | 95.54% | 97.46% | 96.46% | 99.64% | ||
| Portugal [+] | 1981 | 74.61% | 84.83% | 79.44% | 97.94% | ||
| Greece [+] | 1981 | 85.32% | 96.06% | 90.51% | 98.97% | ||
| United Arab Emirates [+] | 1985 | 68.66% | 72.27% | 71.24% | 82.47% | 19.43 | |
| Afghanistan [+] | 1979 | 4.99% | 30.31% | 18.16% | 30.07% | ||
| Armenia [+] | 1989 | 98.15% | 99.40% | 98.75% | 99.91% | ||
| Argentina [+] | 1980 | 93.58% | 94.26% | 93.91% | 96.88% | ||
| Barbados [+] | 1984 | 99.60% | 99.60% | 99.60% | 99.90% | 0.00 | |
| Bangladesh [+] | 1981 | 17.97% | 39.73% | 29.23% | 35.65% | ||
| Burkina Faso [+] | 1975 | 3.39% | 14.53% | 8.83% | 14.38% | ||
| Bahrain [+] | 1981 | 58.59% | 76.52% | 69.75% | 86.29% | ||
| Burundi [+] | 1990 | 27.53% | 48.24% | 37.38% | 53.56% | 22.58 | |
| Benin [+] | 1979 | 9.54% | 25.19% | 16.48% | 29.79% | ||
| Brunei [+] | 1981 | 68.84% | 85.14% | 77.74% | 93.68% | ||
| Bolivia [+] | 1976 | 51.37% | 75.84% | 63.21% | 83.55% | ||
| Brazil [+] | 1980 | 72.85% | 76.38% | 74.59% | 83.91% | ||
| Belarus [+] | 1989 | 96.63% | 99.38% | 97.88% | 99.77% | ||
| Central African Republic [+] | 1988 | 20.34% | 48.02% | 33.62% | 48.20% | 11.17 | |
| Republic of the Congo [+] | 1984 | 49.00% | 71.33% | 59.62% | 87.50% | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire [+] | 1988 | 23.43% | 44.36% | 34.14% | 48.51% | ||
| Chile [+] | 1982 | 90.80% | 91.48% | 91.13% | 96.65% | ||
| Cameroon [+] | 1976 | 29.12% | 54.63% | 41.22% | 68.82% | ||
| China [+] | 1990 | 68.07% | 87.02% | 77.79% | 94.28% | 5.51 | |
| Costa Rica [+] | 1984 | 92.58% | 92.68% | 92.63% | 97.15% | ||
| Cuba [+] | 1981 | 97.85% | 99.57% | ||||
| Cabo Verde [+] | 1990 | 53.00% | 74.76% | 62.80% | 88.17% | ||
| Dominican Republic [+] | 1981 | 72.54% | 73.59% | 73.06% | 82.62% | ||
| Algeria [+] | 1987 | 35.84% | 63.38% | 49.63% | 74.33% | ||
| Ecuador [+] | 1990 | 86.19% | 90.50% | 88.30% | 96.19% | 2.79 | |
| Estonia [+] | 1989 | 99.60% | 99.88% | 99.73% | 99.87% | ||
| Egypt [+] | 1986 | 31.39% | 56.98% | 44.42% | 63.33% | 12.30 | |
| Grenada [+] | 1984 | 98.60% | 98.58% | 98.60% | 99.20% | 0.00 | |
| Guinea-Bissau [+] | 1979 | 8.59% | 33.35% | 19.96% | 36.40% | ||
| Haiti [+] | 1982 | 32.52% | 37.13% | 34.73% | 51.15% | ||
| Hungary [+] | 1990 | 98.80% | 99.30% | 99.10% | 99.20% | -0.17 | |
| Indonesia [+] | 1990 | 75.27% | 88.02% | 81.52% | 96.21% | 10.77 | |
| Israel [+] | 1983 | 88.67% | 94.96% | 91.75% | 98.56% | ||
| India [+] | 1981 | 25.68% | 54.84% | 40.76% | 53.78% | ||
| Iran [+] | 1986 | 41.03% | 63.10% | 52.32% | 75.20% | 18.75 | |
| Jordan [+] | 1979 | 52.11% | 80.48% | 66.80% | 90.51% | ||
| Comoros [+] | 1980 | 40.32% | 55.98% | 47.92% | 61.71% | ||
| Kuwait [+] | 1985 | 68.85% | 78.20% | 74.49% | 87.46% | 8.48 | |
| Kazakhstan [+] | 1989 | 96.14% | 99.07% | 97.53% | 99.73% | ||
| Sri Lanka [+] | 1981 | 82.02% | 91.35% | 86.78% | 91.04% | ||
| Liberia [+] | 1984 | 19.30% | 44.88% | 32.11% | 47.63% | ||
| Lithuania [+] | 1989 | 97.78% | 99.21% | 98.44% | 99.67% | ||
| Latvia [+] | 1989 | 99.19% | 99.75% | 99.45% | 99.78% | ||
| Libya [+] | 1984 | 42.31% | 76.99% | 60.16% | 89.34% | ||
| Morocco [+] | 1982 | 17.51% | 43.71% | 30.26% | 44.14% | ||
| Moldova [+] | 1989 | 94.44% | 98.61% | 96.38% | 99.73% | ||
| Montenegro [+] | 1981 | 83.24% | 96.32% | 89.64% | 98.73% | ||
| Mali [+] | 1976 | 5.74% | 13.51% | 9.43% | 19.65% | ||
| Myanmar [+] | 1983 | 71.63% | 85.79% | 78.57% | 84.90% | ||
| Malta [+] | 1985 | 87.29% | 86.55% | 86.93% | 97.87% | ||
| Mauritius [+] | 1990 | 74.66% | 85.15% | 79.87% | 91.19% | ||
| Maldives [+] | 1990 | 96.15% | 95.90% | 96.02% | 98.20% | 2.66 | |
| Malawi [+] | 1987 | 33.52% | 65.28% | 48.54% | 59.02% | ||
| Mexico [+] | 1990 | 84.96% | 90.35% | 87.56% | 95.42% | 3.47 | |
| Malaysia [+] | 1980 | 61.25% | 78.15% | 69.52% | 87.97% | ||
| Mozambique [+] | 1980 | 12.10% | 43.78% | 27.00% | 43.64% | ||
| Nepal [+] | 1981 | 9.15% | 31.67% | 20.57% | 30.04% | ||
| Panama [+] | 1990 | 88.21% | 89.34% | 88.78% | 95.09% | -1.02 | |
| Peru [+] | 1981 | 73.86% | 90.14% | 81.92% | 93.12% | ||
| Philippines [+] | 1990 | 93.18% | 93.97% | 93.57% | 96.58% | 4.79 | |
| Pakistan [+] | 1981 | 14.77% | 35.38% | 25.73% | 34.78% | ||
| Poland [+] | 1988 | 99.00% | 99.60% | 99.30% | 99.80% | 0.00 | |
| Palau [+] | 1980 | 90.50% | 93.29% | 91.92% | 94.28% | ||
| Paraguay [+] | 1982 | 75.85% | 81.08% | 78.46% | 89.59% | ||
| Qatar [+] | 1986 | 72.46% | 76.80% | 75.64% | 89.54% | ||
| Russia [+] | 1989 | 96.76% | 99.46% | 97.99% | 99.72% | ||
| Rwanda [+] | 1978 | 26.57% | 50.82% | 38.24% | 52.26% | ||
| Seychelles [+] | 1987 | 85.49% | 82.93% | 84.23% | 97.65% | ||
| Singapore [+] | 1990 | 83.03% | 95.09% | 89.10% | 98.97% | 2.68 | |
| Senegal [+] | 1988 | 17.86% | 36.90% | 26.87% | 37.87% | ||
| Somalia [+] | 1972 | 3.69% | 7.20% | 5.40% | 13.14% | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe [+] | 1981 | 42.36% | 73.14% | 57.32% | 82.40% | ||
| Syria [+] | 1981 | 37.06% | 73.58% | 55.65% | 74.28% | ||
| Eswatini [+] | 1986 | 65.22% | 69.68% | 67.24% | 83.75% | 8.30 | |
| Thailand [+] | 1980 | 83.89% | 92.21% | 87.98% | 96.87% | ||
| Tajikistan [+] | 1989 | 96.64% | 98.79% | 97.69% | 99.70% | ||
| Tunisia [+] | 1984 | 35.77% | 60.41% | 48.19% | 74.28% | ||
| Tonga [+] | 1976 | 99.53% | 99.66% | 99.59% | 99.82% | ||
| Türkiye [+] | 1990 | 68.52% | 89.85% | 79.23% | 92.54% | 1.64 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago [+] | 1990 | 95.66% | 98.01% | 96.94% | 99.30% | 0.08 | |
| Tanzania [+] | 1988 | 48.09% | 71.37% | 59.11% | 81.75% | ||
| Uruguay [+] | 1985 | 95.88% | 94.83% | 95.38% | 98.63% | 0.33 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [+] | 1980 | 96.90% | 96.90% | 96.90% | 98.70% | 0.74 | |
| Venezuela [+] | 1990 | 89.00% | 90.67% | 89.83% | 95.44% | 2.33 | |
| Viet Nam [+] | 1989 | 82.83% | 93.00% | 87.60% | 93.73% | -1.29 | |
| Vanuatu [+] | 1984 | 53.70% | 62.31% | 58.20% | 77.20% | 5.37 | |
| South Africa [+] | 1980 | 74.81% | 77.53% | 76.20% | 85.17% | ||
| Zambia [+] | 1990 | 57.36% | 73.04% | 65.00% | 66.38% | ||
| Zimbabwe [+] | 1982 | 71.85% | 84.17% | 77.79% | 89.02% | ||
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