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Literacy Rate

86.1
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

95
Jamaica88.1
96
Vanuatu87.51
97
Botswana86.82
98
Cape Verde86.79
99
Zambia86.75
100
Libya86.1
101
Guyana85.64
102
Iraq85.6
103
Iran85.54
104
Gabon84.67
105
Laos84.66

Africa Ranking

8
Zimbabwe88.69
9
Swaziland88.42
10
Botswana86.82
11
Cape Verde86.79
12
Zambia86.75
13
Libya86.1
14
Gabon84.67
15
Kenya81.53
16
Algeria81.41
17
Republic of the Congo80.3
18
Tunisia79.04
18
Ghana79.04

Definition of Literacy Rate

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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