List of countries by literacy rate

This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The figures represented are almost entirely collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on behalf of UNESCO, with 2015 estimates based on people aged 15 or over who can read and write. Where data is taken from a different source, notes are provided. The data is collated by mostly using surveys within the last ten years which are self-declared by the persons in question.[1] UIS provide estimates based on these for the year 2015 with a Global Age-specific Literacy Projections Model (GALP).[2]

World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over

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).[3] 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.[4]

List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity

Data published by UNESCO in 2018 (last informed rates and year), using the following definitions:[5]

Youth: Percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Adult: Percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Elderly: Percentage of the population aged 65 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Gender Parity Index (GPI): The gender parity index (GPI) of the youth literacy rate is the ratio of the female to male literacy rates of the population aged 15 to 24 years. A GPI value between 0.97 and 1.03 is usually interpreted to indicate gender parity.

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

CountryYouth
(15 to 24)		Adult
(25+)		Elderly
(65+)		Youth Gender
Parity Index
RateYearRateYearRateYearRateYear
 Afghanistan *47.0201131.7201120.320110.52011
 Albania *99.2201297.2201286.920121.02012
 Algeria *93.8200875.1200819.520081.02008
 American Samoa *97.7198097.3198092.719801.01980
 Andorra *
 Angola *77.4201466.0201427.020140.82014
 Anguilla *99.1198495.4198488.019841.01984
 Antigua and Barbuda *98.92015
 Argentina *99.5201699.1201697.920161.02016
 Armenia *99.8201199.7201198.920111.02011
 Aruba *99.1201096.8201088.920101.02010
 Australia *
 Austria *
 Azerbaijan *99.9201699.8201698.420161.02016
 Bahamas
 Bahrain *97.0200186.5200142.320011.02001
 Bangladesh *94.9201974.7201939.420191.032019
 Barbados *99.9201499.6201498.520141.02014
 Belarus *99.8200999.6200998.620091.02009
 Belgium *
 Belize *77.6199170.3199144.819911.01991
 Benin *52.5201232.920127.020120.62012
 Bermuda *
 Bhutan *87.3201257.0201214.920120.92012
 Bolivia *99.4201592.5201567.520151.02015
 Bonaire
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *99.7201397.0201386.020131.02013
 Botswana *97.7201487.7201440.720141.02014
 Brazil *99.0201592.0201574.320151.02015
 British Virgin Islands *
 Brunei *99.4201196.1201161.620111.02011
 Bulgaria *97.9201198.4201197.520111.02011
 Burkina Faso *50.1201434.620148.420140.82014
 Burundi *79.6201461.6201424.920140.92014
 Cape Verde *98.1201586.8201536.820151.02015
 Cambodia *92.2201580.5201553.120151.02015
 Cameroon *80.6201071.3201026.120100.92010
 Canada *
 Cayman Islands *98.9200798.9200794.720071.02007
 Central African Republic *36.4201036.8201035.720100.62010
 Chad *30.8201622.320167.020160.62016
 Chile *99.4201596.9201589.920151.02015
 China *99.8[6]201896.8[7]201873.920101.0[8]2018
 Hong Kong *
 Macau *99.8201696.5201681.220161.02016
 Colombia *98.7201694.7201681.420161.02016
 Comoros *71.6201249.2201212.820120.92012
 Congo *80.9201179.3201173.120110.92011
 DR Congo *85.0201677.0201648.020160.92016
 Cook Islands *
 Costa Rica *99.1201197.4201190.420111.02011
 Croatia *99.7201199.1201197.120111.02011
 Cuba *99.9201299.8201299.220121.02012
 Curaçao
 Cyprus *99.8201198.7201193.820111.02011
 Czech Republic *
 Ivory Coast *53.0201443.9201418.020140.82014
 Denmark *
 Djibouti *
 Dominica *
 Dominican Republic *98.8201693.8201679.820161.02016
 Ecuador *99.1201694.4201677.720161.02016
 Egypt *93.9201771.2201743.220131.02017
 El Salvador *98.0201688.5201765.720161.02016
 Equatorial Guinea *98.2201495.0201467.220141.02014
 Eritrea *87.0200864.7200820.920080.92008
 Estonia *99.9201199.9201199.720111.02011
 Eswatini *93.5201083.1201045.220101.02010
 Ethiopia *55.0200739.0200713.620070.72007
 Faroe Islands *
 Falkland Islands *
 Fiji *
 Finland *
 France *
 French Guiana *91.3198282.9198269.71982
 French Polynesia *
 Gabon *88.5201282.3201260.620121.02012
 Gambia *60.8201342.0201310.420130.92013
 Georgia *99.7201499.6201499.120141.02014
 Germany *
 Ghana *85.7201071.5201034.920100.92010
 Gibraltar *
 Greece *98.8201197.4201192.520111.02011
 Greenland
 Grenada *99.2201498.6201496.220141.02014
 Guadeloupe99.8201496.0201482.920141.02014
 Guam *99.9199099.4199095.919901.01990
 Guatemala *94.4201481.3201450.720141.02014
 Guinea *46.3201432.0201413.120140.72014
 Guinea-Bissau *60.4201445.6201419.520140.72014
 Guyana *96.7201485.6201449.920141.02014
 Haiti *72.3200648.720068.520060.92006
 Holy See
 Honduras *96.1201689.0201666.320161.02016
 Hungary *98.8201499.1201499.120141.02014
 Iceland *
 India *95.7201875.4201845.420180.972018
 Indonesia *99.7201695.4201670.120161.02016
 Iran *98.1201685.5201636.820161.02016
 Iraq *93.5201785.6201720.420130.92013
 Ireland *
 Isle of Man *
 Israel *98.6198391.8198379.819831.01983
 Italy *99.9201198.8201196.720111.02011
 Jamaica *96.3201488.1201466.620141.12014
 Japan *
 Jordan *99.1201297.9201287.720121.02012
 Kazakhstan *99.9201099.8201099.520101.02010
 Kenya *86.5201478.7201454.020141.02014
 Kiribati *
 North Korea *100.02008100.02008100.020081.02008
 South Korea *
 Kuwait *99.2201796.1201869.520151.02017
 Kyrgyzstan *99.8200999.2200992.520091.02009
 Laos *92.5201584.7201558.620151.02015
 Latvia *99.8201199.9201199.920111.02011
 Lebanon *99.2200991.2200960.220091.02009
 Lesotho *86.6201476.6201451.420141.22014
 Liberia *49.1200742.9200732.820070.62007
 Libya *99.6200486.1200424.220041.02004
 Liechtenstein *
 Lithuania *99.9201199.8201199.820111.02011
 Luxembourg *
 Madagascar *76.8201271.6201249.420121.02012
 Malawi *72.9201562.1201535.120151.02015
 Malaysia *98.2200189.5200147.120011.02001
 Maldives *99.3201498.6201492.820141.02014
 Mali *49.4201533.1201513.620150.62015
 Malta *98.9201193.3201185.820111.02011
 Marshall Islands *98.5201198.3201189.420111.02011
 Martinique99.8201496.9201488.120141.02014
 Mauritania *56.1200745.5200726.620070.72007
 Mauritius *98.1201193.2201664.620111.02011
 Mayotte
 Mexico *99.1201694.9201678.920161.02016
 Micronesia *
 Monaco *
 Mongolia *98.5201098.3201094.620101.02010
 Montenegro *99.2201198.4201193.920111.02011
 Montserrat *
 Morocco *97.7[9]201873.8[9]201834.1[9]20180.99[10]2018
 Mozambique *70.5201556.0201526.020150.82015
 Myanmar *84.8201675.6201658.220161.02016
 Namibia *94.4201188.3201156.720111.02011
 Nauru *
 Nepal *84.8201168201820.820110.92011
 Netherlands *
 New Caledonia99.2201497.8201490.620141.02014
 New Zealand *
 Nicaragua *87.0200578.0200549.220051.02005
 Niger *39.8201230.6201213.720120.72012
 Nigeria *66.4200851.1200821.620080.82008
 Niue *
 Northern Mariana Islands *
 Norway *
 Oman *98.7201796.1201741.920161.02017
 Pakistan *74.5201759.1201727.120170.832017
 Palau *98.7201596.6201584.720151.02015
 Palestine *99.4201696.9201663.920161.02016
 Panama *97.6201094.1201080.920101.02010
 Papua New Guinea *67.9201061.6201033.020101.12010
 Paraguay *98.5201694.7201677.820161.02016
 Peru *98.9201694.1201777.720161.02016
 Philippines *98.1201396.4201390.120131.02013
 Pitcairn Islands
 Poland *99.8200898.7200893.020081.02008
 Portugal *99.4201194.5201180.520111.02011
 Puerto Rico *98.8201092.4201784.520101.02010
 Qatar *95.9200489.0200441.020041.02004
 Moldova *99.5201299.1201295.820121.02012
 Romania *99.0201198.6201196.820111.02011
 Russia *99.7201099.7201099.220101.02010
 Rwanda *85.1201470.8201424.320141.02014
 Réunion95.7198278.6198242.019821.01982
 Saint Helena *96.01998
 Saint Kitts and Nevis *
 Saint Lucia *
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon99.5198299.3198298.519821.01982
 Saint Martin
 Samoa *99.2201199.0201196.320111.02011
 San Marino
 São Tomé and Príncipe *96.7201290.1201249.620121.02012
 Saudi Arabia *99.2201394.4201351.420131.02013
 Senegal *69.5201751.9201721.520130.82017
 Serbia *99.7201698.8201696.620161.02016
 Seychelles99.0201094.0201071.520101.02010
 Sierra Leone *57.0201332.420133.720130.82013
 Singapore *99.9201697.0201684.020151.02016
 Sint Maarten
 Slovakia *
 Slovenia *99.8201499.7201499.320141.02014
 Solomon Islands *76.61999
 Somalia *
 South Africa *99.0201594.4201572.120151.02015
 South Sudan *36.7200826.8200811.020080.72008
 Spain *99.6201698.3201694.720161.02016
 Sri Lanka *98.9201791.9201781.020161.02017
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *98.0197095.6197091.019701.01970
 Sudan *65.8200853.5200824.320080.92008
 Suriname *97.7201292.9201276.020121.02012
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 Sweden *
 Switzerland *
 Syria *92.5200480.8200439.020041.02004
 Macedonia *98.7200296.1200282.520021.02002
 Tajikistan *99.9201499.8201498.120141.02014
 Tanzania *85.8201577.9201543.520151.02015
 Thailand *98.1201592.9201578.720151.02015
 East Timor *79.5201058.3201011.220101.02010
 Togo *84.3201563.7201520.420150.92015
 Tokelau *
 Tonga *99.4201199.4201198.920111.02011
 Trinidad and Tobago *99.3199096.9199082.819901.01990
 Tunisia *96.2201479.0201439.820141.02014
 Turkey *99.6201696.2201688.120161.02016
 Turkmenistan *99.8201499.7201497.620141.02014
 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Tuvalu *
 Uganda *83.7201270.2201236.120121.02012
 Ukraine *100.02012100.02012100.020121.02012
 United Arab Emirates *95.0200590.0200542.120051.02005
 United Kingdom *
 United States *
 Uruguay *98.9201798.6201797.120161.02017
 Uzbekistan *100.02016100.0201699.820161.02016
 Vanuatu *95.3201484.7201444.220141.02014
 Venezuela *98.8201697.1201688.120161.02016
 Vietnam *97.1200995.8201976.920091.02009
 U.S. Virgin Islands *
 Wallis and Futuna
 Western Sahara
 Yemen *77.0200454.1200413.720040.72004
 Zambia *88.7201083.0201052.320100.92010
 Zimbabwe *90.4201488.7201481.120141.12014

List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Literacy rate by country
Country UNESCO[3] Non-UNESCO
literacy rate
BothMaleFemaleGender gap[note 1]
 World 86.3%90.0%82.7%7.3%
 Afghanistan *38.2%52.0%24.2%27.8%
 Albania *97.6%98.4%96.8%1.6%
 Algeria *80.2%87.2%73.1%14.0%92.06%[11]
 Andorra *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Angola *71.1%82.0%60.7%21.3%
 Antigua and Barbuda *not reported by UNESCO 201599.0%(2013)[3][note 2]
 Argentina *98.1%98.0%98.1%-0.1%
 Armenia *99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
 Australia *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Austria *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Azerbaijan *99.8%99.9%99.7%0.2%
 Bahamasnot reported by UNESCO 2015
 Bahrain *95.7%96.9%93.5%3.5%
 Bangladesh *[note 3]76%78%74.2%5.5%73.9% (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics sample vital statistics for 2018)
 Barbados *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Belarus *99.7%99.8%99.7%0.1%
 Belgium *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Belize *82.7%82.3%83.0%-0.7%
 Benin *38.4%49.9%27.3%22.6%
 Bhutan *64.9%73.1%55.0%18.1%
 Bolivia *95.7%97.8%93.6%4.2%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *98.5%99.5%97.5%2.1%97.2% (2013)[12][note 4]
 Botswana *88.5%88.0%88.9%-0.9%
 Brazil *91.7%91.4%92.1%-0.7%
 Brunei *96.4%97.7%95.1%2.6%
 Bulgaria *98.4%98.7%98.1%0.7%
 Burkina Faso *36%43.0%29.3%13.7%
 Burundi *85.6%88.2%83.1%5.1%
 Cape Verde *87.6%92.1%83.1%9.0%
 Cambodia *77.2%84.5%70.5%13.9%
 Cameroon *75%81.2%68.9%12.3%
 Canada *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Central African Republic *36.8%50.7%24.4%26.4%
 Chad *40.2%48.5%31.9%16.6%
 Chile *97.3%97.4%97.2%0.2%
 China *96.4%98.2%94.5%3.7%
 Colombia *94.7%94.6%94.8%-0.2%
 Comoros *77.8%81.8%73.7%8.1%
 Congo *79.3%86.4%72.9%13.6%
 DR Congo *77.3%88.9%66.0%22.8%
 Costa Rica *97.8%97.7%97.8%-0.1%
 Ivory Coast *43.1%53.1%32.5%20.6%
 Croatia *99.3%99.7%98.9%0.7%
 Cuba *99.7%99.7%99.8%-0.1%
 Cyprus *99.1%99.5%98.7%0.8%
 Czech Republic *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Denmark *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Djibouti *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Dominica *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Dominican Republic *91.8%91.2%92.3%-1.1%
 Ecuador *94.5%95.4%93.5%1.8%
 Egypt *75.2%83.2%67.3%16.0%
 El Salvador *88.4%90.7%86.4%4.3%
 Equatorial Guinea *95.3%97.4%93.0%4.4%
 Eritrea *73.8%82.4%65.5%16.9%
 Estonia *99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%
 Ethiopia *49.1%57.2%41.1%16.1%
 Fiji *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Finland *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 France *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Gabon *83.2%85.3%81.0%4.3%
 Gambia *55.5%63.9%47.6%16.3%
 Georgia *99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
 Germany *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Ghana *76.6%82.0%71.4%10.7%
 Greece *97.7%98.5%96.9%1.6%
 Grenada *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Guatemala *79.3%84.7%74.4%10.4%
 Guinea *30.4%38.1%22.8%15.3%
 Guinea-Bissau *59.9%71.8%48.3%23.5%
 Guyana *88.5%87.2%89.8%-2.6%
 Haiti *60.7%64.3%57.3%7.0%
 Honduras *88.5%88.4%88.6%-0.1%
 Hungary *99.1%99.1%99.0%0.2%
 Iceland *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 India *[note 5]74.3%82.3%65.8%16.6%77.7% (National Statistical Commission 2018 Survey) [13]
 Indonesia *93.9%96.3%91.5%4.7%
 Iran *86.8%91.2%82.5%8.7%
 Iraq *43.7%43.0%38.0%5.0%78.5%[14]
 Ireland *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Israel * not reported by UNESCO 201597.8% (2011)[4][note 6]
 Italy *99.2%99.4%99.0%0.4%
 Jamaica *88.7%84.0%93.1%-9.1%
 Japan *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Jordan *97.9% (in 2012)98.4%97.4%1.0%
 Kazakhstan *99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%
 Kenya *78%81.1%74.9%6.2%
 Kiribati *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 North Korea *100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
 South Korea *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Kuwait *96.2%96.9%95.0%1.9%
 Kyrgyzstan *99.5%99.6%99.4%0.2%
 Laos *79.9%87.1%72.8%14.3%
 Latvia *99.9%99.9%99.9%0.0%
 Lebanon *93.9%96.0%91.8%4.1%
 Lesotho *79.4%70.1%88.3%-18.2%
 Liberia *47.6%62.4%32.8%29.6%
 Libya *91%96.7%85.6%11.1%
 Liechtenstein *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Lithuania *99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%
 Luxembourg *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Macedonia *97.8%98.8%96.8%2.0%
 Madagascar *64.7%66.7%62.6%4.1%
 Malawi *65.8%73.0%58.6%14.4%
 Malaysia *94.6%96.2%93.2%3.0%
 Maldives *99.3%99.8%98.8%0.9%
 Mali *38.7%48.2%29.2%19.0%
 Malta *94.1%92.5%95.7%-3.2%
 Marshall Islands *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Mauritania *52.1%62.6%41.6%21.0%
 Mauritius *90.6%92.9%88.5%4.4%
 Mexico *94.4%95.6%93.3%2.2%
 Micronesia *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Moldova *99.4%99.7%99.1%0.7%
 Monaco *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Mongolia *98.4%98.2%98.6%-0.4%
 Montenegro *98.7%99.5%98.0%1.4%
 Morocco *73.8%[9]83.3%[9]64.6%[9]18.7%[9]
 Mozambique *58.8%73.3%45.4%27.9%
 Myanmar *75.6%[note 7]80.0%71.9%8.1%
 Namibia *81.9%79.2%84.5%-5.3%
 Nauru *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Nepal *64.7%75.6%55.1%20.5%
 Netherlands *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 New Zealand *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Nicaragua *82.8%82.4%83.2%-0.9%
 Niger *19.1%27.3%11.0%16.3%
 Nigeria *59.6%69.2%49.7%19.5%71.6% (2010)[16][note 8]
 Norway *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Oman *94.8%96.9%90.0%6.9%
 Pakistan *59.1% (Year-

2017)

71.1%46.5%24.6%62.3% (2018)[17][note 9]
 Palau *99.5%99.5%99.6%-0.1%
 Panama *95%95.7%94.4%1.2%
 Papua New Guinea *64.2%65.6%62.8%2.8%
 Paraguay *95.6%96.1%95.0%1.1%
 Peru *94.5%97.3%91.7%5.6%
 Philippines *96.3%95.8%96.8%-1.0%
 Poland *99.8%99.9%99.7%0.2%
 Portugal *95.4%96.9%94.1%2.8%
 Palestine *96.7%98.5%94.8%3.7%2015[3]UN Observer State[18]
 Qatar *97.8%97.9%97.3%0.6%
 Romania *98.8%99.1%98.5%0.6%
 Russia *99.7%99.7%99.7%0.0%
 Rwanda *70.5%73.2%68.0%5.2%
 Saint Kitts and Nevis *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Saint Lucia *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Samoa *99%98.9%99.1%-0.2%
 San Marinonot reported by UNESCO 2015
 São Tomé and Príncipe *74.9%81.8%68.4%13.4%
 Saudi Arabia *94.7%97.0%91.1%5.9%
 Senegal *55.7%68.5%43.8%24.6%
 Serbia *98.1%99.1%97.2%1.9%
 Seychelles95.2%94.7%95.7%-1.0%
 Sierra Leone *48.1%58.7%37.7%21.1%
 Singapore *96.8%98.7%95.1%3.6%
 Slovakia *99.6%99.6%99.6%0.0%
 Slovenia *99.7%99.7%99.7%0.0%
 Solomon Islands *not reported by UNESCO 201584.1% (2015)[4][note 10]
 Somalia *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 South Africa *94.4%95.5%93.1%2.4%
 South Sudan *26.8%34.8%19.2%15.6%
 Spain *98.1%98.7%97.5%1.3%
 Sri Lanka *92.6%93.6%91.7%1.9%
 Sudan *53.5%59.80%46.7%13.1%
 Suriname *95.6%96.1%95.0%1.1%
 Eswatini *87.5%87.4%87.5%-0.1%
 Sweden *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Switzerland *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Syria *86.4%91.7%81.0%10.7%
 Tajikistan *99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
 Tanzania *80.3%84.8%75.9%9.0%
 Thailand *96.7%96.6%96.7%-0.1%
 East Timor *67.5%71.5%63.4%8.1%
 Togo *66.5%78.3%55.3%23.0%
 Tonga *99.4%99.3%99.4%-0.1%
 Trinidad and Tobago *99%99.2%98.7%0.5%
 Tunisia *81.8%89.6%74.2%15.4%
 Turkey *95%98.4%91.8%6.6%
 Turkmenistan *99.7%99.8%99.6%0.1%
 Tuvalu *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Uganda *73.9%80.8%66.9%14.0%
 Ukraine *99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
 United Arab Emirates *93.8%93.1%95.8%-2.6%
 United Kingdom *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 United States *not reported by UNESCO 2015
 Uruguay *98.4%98.1%98.7%-0.6%
 Uzbekistan *99.6%99.7%99.5%0.3%
 Vanuatu *85.2%86.6%83.8%2.8%
 Venezuela *95.4%95.0%95.7%-0.7%
 Vietnam *94.5%96.3%92.8%3.4%
 Yemen *70.1%85.1%55.0%30.1%
 Zambia *63.4%70.9%56.0%14.9%
 Zimbabwe *86.5%88.5%84.6%4.0%

List of other states and territories
TerritoryLiteracy rate (all)Male literacyFemale literacyGender differenceYearNotes
 Aruba97.5%97.5%97.5%0.0%2015[3]A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
 Cayman Islands98.9%98.7%99.0%-0.3%2007[3]An overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
 Guadeloupe96.5%96.4%96.6%-0.2%2015[3]Overseas region/department of France.
 Guam99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%2015[3]An unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
 Kosovo91.9%96.6%87.5%9.1%2003[4]Member of two UN specialized agencies (World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund). It is claimed by Serbia.
 Macau96.2%98.0%94.6%3.4%2015[3]A special administrative region of China.
 Martinique97.0%97.6%96.4%1.2%2015[3]Overseas region/department of France.
 New Caledonia96.9%97.3%96.5%0.8%2015[3]Overseas region/department of France.
 Puerto Rico93.3%92.8%93.8%-1.0%2015[3]Unincorporated territory of the United States.
 Réunion93.9%93.2%94.5%-1.3%2015[3]Overseas region/department of France.
 Taiwan98.70%99.73%97.69%2.05%2017[19]Taiwan-Penghu-Kinmen-Matsu Area

See also

Notes
  1. Gender gap is calculated as the male literacy rate minus the female literacy rate. Negative values shows countries with higher female rates than male.
  2. The breakdown by gender is 98.4% male, 99.4% female (difference of -1.0%)
  3. Adult rate: 73.91%. By gender: M=76.67%,F=71.18%. All figures 2018, National estimates as published on UNESCO site.[3]
  4. Gender breakdown is 99.2% male and 95.2 for females. "Data on literacy were collected for persons aged 10 or more years who did not receive any kind of formal education or with incomplete primary education. A person capable of reading with understanding and writing a statement on his/her daily routine shall be considered to be a literate person."
  5. Adult rate: 74.37%. By gender: M=82.37%,F=65.79%. All figures 2018, UIS estimates as published on UNESCO site.[3]
  6. The breakdown by gender is 98.7% male, 95.8% female (difference of 2.9%)
  7. Adult rate: 75.55%. By gender: M=80.01%,F=71.85%. All figures 2016.[15]
  8. The breakdown by gender is 79.3% male, 63.7% female (difference is 15.6%)
  9. The breakdown by gender is 72.5% male, 51.8% female (difference is 20.7%)
  10. The breakdown by gender is 88.9% male, 79.2% female (difference is 9.7%)

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