List of countries by literacy rate
This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015), and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015). Over 75% of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia, West Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, and women represent almost two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally. List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity 
Data published by UNESCO using the following definitions:

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links. List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links. List of other states and territories

See also
International Literacy Day
Compulsory education
List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate
List of Brazilian states by literacy rate
Programme for International Student Assessment, which focuses on developed countries

Notes

References

External links
World Bank – Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above), for historical use. Literacy

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