The CIA World Factbook Edition 2025, the latest with this field People and Society

Literacy In 36 editions of 36.

Literacy was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 131 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2025 edition
131
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Literacy” (1990 to 2025).

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Africa

42 entries

Algeria

female:
74.2% (2019 est.)

Angola

total population:
66.2% (2015 est.)
male:
83.8% (2015 est.)
female:
51.9% (2015 est.)

Benin

total population:
51.4% (2022 est.)
male:
62.6% (2022 est.)
female:
41.5% (2022 est.)

Burkina Faso

total population:
41.4% (2023 est.)
male:
48.4% (2023 est.)
female:
35.7% (2023 est.)

Burundi

total population:
71.4% (2020 est.)
male:
78.2% (2020 est.)
female:
66.2% (2020 est.)

Cabo Verde

total population:
88.5% (2024 est.)
male:
92.9% (2024 est.)
female:
84.1% (2024 est.)

Cameroon

total population:
72.6% (2018 est.)
male:
79.7% (2018 est.)
female:
66.2% (2018 est.)

Central African Republic

total population:
42.4% (2019 est.)
male:
59.8% (2019 est.)
female:
27.1% (2019 est.)

Chad

total population:
30.6% (2019 est.)
male:
44.5% (2019 est.)
female:
18.6% (2019 est.)

Comoros

total population:
75.8% (2021 est.)
male:
79.9% (2021 est.)
female:
72.2% (2021 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total population:
73.6% (2018 est.)
male:
87.5% (2018 est.)
female:
61.6% (2018 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total population:
50% (2021 est.)
male:
60.2% (2021 est.)
female:
40.3% (2021 est.)

Egypt

total population:
79.5% (2022 est.)
male:
85.3% (2022 est.)
female:
73.3% (2022 est.)

Eswatini

total population:
90.8% (2022 est.)
male:
91.1% (2022 est.)
female:
90.4% (2022 est.)

Ethiopia

total population:
60.5% (2022 est.)
male:
71% (2022 est.)
female:
50% (2022 est.)

Gabon

total population:
88.9% (2021 est.)
male:
90.8% (2021 est.)
female:
87.1% (2021 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total population:
51.6% (2021 est.)
male:
65.3% (2021 est.)
female:
40.5% (2021 est.)

Ghana

total population:
76.5% (2021 est.)
male:
81.3% (2021 est.)
female:
72.1% (2021 est.)

Guinea

total population:
39.6% (2018 est.)
male:
54.4% (2018 est.)
female:
27.7% (2018 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total population:
63.9% (2022 est.)
male:
77.3% (2022 est.)
female:
52.2% (2022 est.)

Lesotho

total population:
90.4% (2024 est.)
male:
83.2% (2024 est.)
female:
96.6% (2024 est.)

Madagascar

total population:
74.7% (2021 est.)
male:
77.9% (2021 est.)
female:
71.8% (2021 est.)

Malawi

total population:
70.2% (2020 est.)
male:
78.6% (2020 est.)
female:
62.7% (2020 est.)

Mali

total population:
35.5% (2018 est.)
male:
46.2% (2018 est.)
female:
25.7% (2018 est.)

Mauritania

total population:
59.5% (2020 est.)
male:
70.1% (2020 est.)
female:
51.8% (2020 est.)

Mauritius

total population:
94.3% (2023 est.)
male:
96.3% (2023 est.)
female:
92.8% (2023 est.)

Mozambique

total population:
61.7% (2022 est.)
male:
74.1% (2022 est.)
female:
50.9% (2022 est.)

Namibia

total population:
87.6% (2023 est.)
male:
87.9% (2023 est.)
female:
87.4% (2023 est.)

Niger

total population:
35.6% (2022 est.)
male:
47.9% (2022 est.)
female:
25.7% (2022 est.)

Nigeria

total population:
63.2% (2021 est.)
male:
73.7% (2021 est.)
female:
53.3% (2021 est.)

Rwanda

total population:
78.8% (2022 est.)
male:
81% (2022 est.)
female:
76.7% (2022 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total population:
87.4% (2019 est.)
male:
92.5% (2019 est.)
female:
82.8% (2019 est.)

Senegal

total population:
50.4% (2023 est.)
male:
61.5% (2023 est.)
female:
41.5% (2023 est.)

Sierra Leone

total population:
43.6% (2019 est.)
male:
54.6% (2019 est.)
female:
33.9% (2019 est.)

Somalia

total population:
54.1% (2022 est.)
male:
64.5% (2022 est.)
female:
43.9% (2022 est.)

South Africa

total population:
91.2% (2024 est.)
male:
91.5% (2024 est.)
female:
90.8% (2024 est.)

Tanzania

total population:
78.2% (2022 est.)
male:
84.2% (2022 est.)
female:
73.1% (2022 est.)

Togo

total population:
72.6% (2022 est.)
male:
82.8% (2022 est.)
female:
63.7% (2022 est.)

Tunisia

total population:
86.2% (2023 est.)
male:
92.7% (2023 est.)
female:
80.1% (2023 est.)

Uganda

total population:
69.1% (2016 est.)
male:
78.5% (2016 est.)
female:
61% (2016 est.)

Zambia

total population:
71.1% (2018 est.)
male:
81.7% (2018 est.)
female:
62.2% (2018 est.)

Zimbabwe

total population:
93.2% (2019 est.)
male:
93.1% (2019 est.)
female:
93.4% (2019 est.)

Asia

18 entries

Afghanistan

total population:
37.3% (2021 est.)
male:
52.1% (2021 est.)
female:
26.6% (2022 est.)

Armenia

total population:
99.8% (2023 est.)
male:
99.8% (2023 est.)
female:
99.9% (2023 est.)

Azerbaijan

total population:
99.8% (2023 est.)
male:
99.8% (2023 est.)
female:
99.7% (2023 est.)

Bangladesh

total population:
79% (2022 est.)
male:
81.4% (2022 est.)
female:
76.5% (2022 est.)

Bhutan

total population:
64.9% (2022 est.)
male:
73.4% (2022 est.)
female:
57% (2022 est.)

China

total population:
96.7% (2020 est.)
male:
98.4% (2020 est.)
female:
95.1% (2020 est.)

Georgia

total population:
99.7% (2024 est.)
male:
99.8% (2024 est.)
female:
99.6% (2024 est.)

India

total population:
81.7% (2023 est.)
male:
88.3% (2023 est.)
female:
74.9% (2023 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total population:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Maldives

total population:
98.2% (2019 est.)
male:
98.2% (2019 est.)
female:
98.3% (2019 est.)

Mongolia

total population:
98.6% (2023 est.)
male:
98.3% (2023 est.)
female:
98.9% (2023 est.)

Nepal

total population:
68.7% (2019 est.)
male:
79.8% (2019 est.)
female:
59.4% (2019 est.)

Pakistan

total population:
58.9% (2021 est.)
male:
69.1% (2021 est.)
female:
48.5% (2021 est.)

Russia

total population:
99.9% (2021 est.)
male:
99.9% (2021 est.)
female:
99.9% (2021 est.)

Sri Lanka

total population:
92.7% (2023 est.)
male:
93.4% (2023 est.)
female:
92% (2023 est.)

Tajikistan

female:
94.6% (2017 est.)

Turkmenistan

total population:
99.9% (2022 est.)
male:
99.9% (2022 est.)
female:
99.9% (2022 est.)

Uzbekistan

total population:
100% (2022 est.)
male:
100% (2022 est.)
female:
100% (2022 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

12 entries

Belize

total population:
87.9% (2022 est.)
male:
87.9% (2022 est.)
female:
87.9% (2022 est.)

Costa Rica

female:
94.1% (2018 est.)

Cuba

total population:
97.7% (2019 est.)
male:
99% (2019 est.)
female:
96.3% (2019 est.)

Dominican Republic

total population:
94% (2024 est.)
male:
93.6% (2024 est.)
female:
94.4% (2024 est.)

El Salvador

total population:
89.8% (2024 est.)
male:
91.6% (2024 est.)
female:
88.2% (2024 est.)

Guatemala

total population:
82.1% (2024 est.)
male:
86.9% (2024 est.)
female:
78.5% (2024 est.)

Haiti

total population:
68% (2017 est.)
male:
72.9% (2017 est.)
female:
63.9% (2017 est.)

Honduras

total population:
88.2% (2024 est.)
male:
87.6% (2024 est.)
female:
88.8% (2024 est.)

Jamaica

female:
90.8% (2022 est.)

Panama

total population:
96.3% (2024 est.)
male:
97.3% (2024 est.)
female:
95.9% (2024 est.)

Puerto Rico

total population:
92.4% (2017 est.)
male:
92.4% (2017 est.)
female:
92.4% (2017 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

female:
93.8% (2022 est.)

Europe

10 entries

Albania

total population:
97.7% (2023 est.)
male:
98.2% (2023 est.)
female:
97.2% (2023 est.)

Belarus

total population:
99.9% (2019 est.)
male:
99.9% (2019 est.)
female:
99.9% (2019 est.)

Italy

total population:
99.3% (2019 est.)
male:
99.5% (2019 est.)
female:
99.2% (2019 est.)

Montenegro

total population:
98.5% (2018 est.)
male:
99.2% (2018 est.)
female:
97.9% (2018 est.)

North Macedonia

female:
97.8% (2018 est.)

Romania

total population:
99.2% (2021 est.)
male:
99% (2021 est.)
female:
99.3% (2021 est.)

San Marino

total population:
99.9% (2022 est.)
male:
99.9% (2022 est.)
female:
99.9% (2022 est.)

Serbia

total population:
99.3% (2022 est.)
male:
99.6% (2022 est.)
female:
99.1% (2022 est.)

Spain

total population:
99.7% (2021 est.)
male:
99.8% (2021 est.)
female:
99.6% (2021 est.)

Ukraine

total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
100% (2021)

Middle East

14 entries

Bahrain

total population:
97.8% (2024 est.)
male:
98.7% (2024 est.)
female:
96.3% (2024 est.)

Gaza Strip

total population:
98% (2022 est.)
male:
99% (2022 est.)
female:
97% (2022 est.)

note: estimates are for Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Iran

total population:
86% (2016 est.)
male:
90% (2016 est.)
female:
81% (2016 est.)

Iraq

total population:
84.1% (2021 est.)
male:
90.3% (2021 est.)
female:
77.8% (2021 est.)

Jordan

total population:
94.8% (2023 est.)
male:
97.5% (2023 est.)
female:
92.3% (2023 est.)

Kuwait

total population:
96.5% (2020 est.)
male:
97.1% (2020 est.)
female:
95.3% (2020 est.)

Lebanon

total population:
92% (2019 est.)
male:
94.8% (2019 est.)
female:
89.5% (2019 est.)

Oman

total population:
97.3% (2022 est.)
male:
98.6% (2022 est.)
female:
94.9% (2022 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total population:
97.9% (2024 est.)
male:
98.6% (2024 est.)
female:
96.7% (2024 est.)

Syria

total population:
94.4% (2021 est.)
male:
97.2% (2021 est.)
female:
91.8% (2021 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

total population:
97.3% (2021 est.)
male:
99.3% (2021 est.)
female:
95.3% (2021 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total population:
98.8% (2024 est.)
male:
99% (2024 est.)
female:
98.4% (2024 est.)

West Bank

total population:
98% (2022 est.)
male:
99% (2022 est.)
female:
97% (2022 est.)

note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank

Yemen

female:
54.1% (2023 est.)

North America

1 entry

Mexico

total population:
95% (2020 est.)
male:
96% (2020 est.)
female:
94% (2020 est.)

Oceania

13 entries

Fiji

female:
92.4% (2021 est.)

Kiribati

total population:
98.6% (2020 est.)
male:
98.6% (2020 est.)
female:
98.9% (2020 est.)

Marshall Islands

total population:
95.8% (2021 est.)
male:
95.7% (2021 est.)
female:
96.4% (2021 est.)

Nauru

total population:
96.6% (2023 est.)
male:
93.4% (2023 est.)
female:
99.7% (2023 est.)

Niue

total population:
99.5% (2022 est.)
male:
100% (2022 est.)
female:
100% (2022 est.)

Palau

total population:
100% (2020 est.)
male:
100% (2020 est.)
female:
100% (2020 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total population:
70.1% (2017 est.)
male:
78.4% (2017 est.)
female:
61.6% (2017 est.)

Samoa

total population:
98% (2019 est.)
male:
98.3% (2019 est.)
female:
97.7% (2019 est.)

Tokelau

total population:
100% (2022 est.)
male:
100% (2022 est.)
female:
100% (2022 est.)

Tonga

total population:
91.1% (2019 est.)
male:
83.8% (2019 est.)
female:
97.6% (2019 est.)

Tuvalu

total population:
100% (2022 est.)
male:
100% (2022 est.)
female:
100% (2022 est.)

Vanuatu

total population:
88% (2023 est.)
male:
87.7% (2023 est.)
female:
88.2% (2023 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total population:
99.8% (2023 est.)
male:
99.9% (2023 est.)
female:
100% (2023 est.)

South America

11 entries

Argentina

total population:
99.1% (2020 est.)
male:
99.1% (2020 est.)
female:
99.2% (2020 est.)

Bolivia

total population:
95.6% (2023 est.)
male:
97.8% (2023 est.)
female:
93.5% (2023 est.)

Brazil

total population:
94.8% (2024 est.)
male:
94.5% (2024 est.)
female:
95.1% (2024 est.)

Chile

total population:
96.4% (2017 est.)
male:
96.5% (2017 est.)
female:
96.3% (2017 est.)

Colombia

total population:
95.3% (2024 est.)
male:
95% (2024 est.)
female:
95.7% (2024 est.)

Ecuador

total population:
96.3% (2022 est.)
male:
96.8% (2022 est.)
female:
95.7% (2022 est.)

Guyana

total population:
85.6% (2020 est.)
male:
84.2% (2020 est.)
female:
86.9% (2020 est.)

Paraguay

total population:
94.9% (2024 est.)
male:
95.4% (2024 est.)
female:
94.3% (2024 est.)

Peru

total population:
93.7% (2024 est.)
male:
97% (2024 est.)
female:
90.7% (2024 est.)

Uruguay

total population:
98.9% (2024 est.)
male:
98.6% (2024 est.)
female:
99.2% (2024 est.)

Venezuela

total population:
97.2% (2017 est.)
male:
97.2% (2017 est.)
female:
97.3% (2017 est.)

Southeast Asia

10 entries

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total population:
93.5% (2020 est.)
male:
94.7% (2020 est.)
female:
92.7% (2020 est.)

Cambodia

total population:
71.9% (2021 est.)
male:
81.5% (2021 est.)
female:
63.6% (2021 est.)

Indonesia

total population:
96% (2020 est.)
male:
97.4% (2020 est.)
female:
94.6% (2020 est.)

Laos

total population:
75.6% (2023 est.)
male:
85.1% (2023 est.)
female:
66.7% (2023 est.)

Malaysia

total population:
95.8% (2022 est.)
male:
96.8% (2022 est.)
female:
94.7% (2022 est.)

Philippines

total population:
98.5% (2020 est.)
male:
98.4% (2020 est.)
female:
97% (2022 est.)

Singapore

total population:
97.7% (2021 est.)
male:
98.9% (2021 est.)
female:
96.4% (2021 est.)

Thailand

total population:
91.1% (2022 est.)
male:
90.7% (2022 est.)
female:
91.5% (2022 est.)

Timor-Leste

total population:
72.5% (2022 est.)
male:
73.1% (2022 est.)
female:
71.8% (2022 est.)

Vietnam

total population:
96.1% (2022 est.)
male:
97.2% (2022 est.)
female:
95.1% (2022 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2025, “Literacy”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/literacy.

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