Adult literacy rate in Asia

9 countries in Asia, 2024. Unit: % of people aged 15+. World ranking →

First in the ranking
99.7 %
Georgia
Median country
97.9 %
half above, half below
World
87.7 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
78.2 to 99.7
India - Georgia

How to read it

Across 9 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Georgia (99.7 %) and the lowest in India (78.2 %).

The median country is at 97.9 %: half are above, half below.

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through… · via World Bank WDI (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) · licence

Literacy over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Georgia99.7
2United Arab Emirates98.8
3Mongolia98.6
4Palestine97.9
5Saudi Arabia97.9
6Bahrain97.8
7Jordan94.4
8Sri Lanka92.7
9India78.2
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