Male Literacy Rate

Global Ranking

ages 15-24Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Serbia	100	2019	21	99.72
1 ↑	North Korea	100	2008	152
1	Uzbekistan	100	2019	1	100
4 ↑	Ukraine	99.96	2012	14	99.78
4 ↓	Azerbaijan	99.96	2019	2	99.96
4 ↑	Turkey	99.96	2019	6	99.91
7 ↑	Estonia	99.94	2011	20	99.73
7 ↓	Kazakhstan	99.94	2018	3	99.94
9 ↓	Italy	99.92	2018	7	99.85
9 ↓	Barbados	99.92	2014	4	99.92
11 ↑	South Korea	99.91	2008	152
11 ↓	Singapore	99.91	2019	4	99.92
13 ↓	Tajikistan	99.86	2014	8	99.84
14 ↑	Libya	99.85	2004	31	99.42
14 ↑	Lithuania	99.85	2011	26	99.66
14 ↓	Belarus	99.85	2019	11	99.8
14 ↓	Armenia	99.85	2020	9	99.82
18 ↑	Moldova	99.81	2014	33	99.4
19	Cyprus	99.8	2011	19	99.74
20 ↓	Slovenia	99.79	2014	13	99.79
21 ↓	Poland	99.78	2008	14	99.78
21 ↓	Latvia	99.78	2018	11	99.8
21	Indonesia	99.78	2020	21	99.72
21 ↑	China	99.78	2018	24	99.69
25 ↓	Turkmenistan	99.77	2014	10	99.81
26 ↑	Macao	99.73	2016	28	99.65
27 ↓	Georgia	99.72	2019	16	99.77
28 ↑	Croatia	99.71	2011	29	99.64
29 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	99.69	2018	23	99.7
30 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	99.66	2013	18	99.75
30 ↑	Lebanon	99.66	2018	44	99.16
32 ↓	Russia	99.65	2018	26	99.66
33 ↑	Brunei	99.64	2018	43	99.2
34	Portugal	99.63	2018	34	99.39
35 ↑	Aruba	99.6	2018	54	98.97
36 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	99.55	2010	30	99.44
36 ↑	Saudi Arabia	99.55	2020	39	99.32
38 ↑	Peru	99.52	2020	47	99.08
39 ↓	Spain	99.49	2020	24	99.69
40 ↑	Romania	99.42	2018	51	99.01
41 ↑	Bolivia	99.39	2015	44	99.16
42 ↓	Tonga	99.35	2018	37	99.37
43 ↑	Costa Rica	99.34	2018	51	99.01
44 ↑	Greece	99.26	2018	61	98.73
45 ↓	Argentina	99.24	2018	35	99.38
46 ↓	Montenegro	99.23	2018	38	99.36
47 ↑	Jordan	99.2	2018	53	99
48 ↑	New Caledonia	99.18	2014	49	99.05
49 ↑	Kuwait	99.1	2020	59	98.78
50 ↑	Malta	99.06	2018	68	98.4
51 ↑	Israel	99.05	1983	152
51 ↓	Albania	99.05	2018	35	99.38
53 ↑	Macedonia	99.03	2020	60	98.76
54 ↓	Chile	99.01	2017	41	99.27
55 ↓	Mexico	98.99	2020	42	99.25
56 ↑	Brazil	98.98	2018	57	98.84
57 ↓	Grenada	98.95	2014	55	98.95
58 ↑	Mongolia	98.93	2020	70	98.19
59 ↓	Panama	98.9	2019	40	99.31
60 ↑	Suriname	98.88	2018	72	98.09
61 ↓	Samoa	98.84	2018	50	99.03
62 ↑	Dominican Republic	98.81	2016	81	97.23
63 ↑	Mauritius	98.74	2018	78	97.69
63	Uruguay	98.74	2019	63	98.6
65 ↑	Colombia	98.73	2020	66	98.5
66 ↓	Sri Lanka	98.72	2019	65	98.51
67 ↑	Vietnam	98.71	2019	80	97.4
68 ↓	Hungary	98.69	2014	31	99.42
69 ↑	Paraguay	98.63	2020	73	98.04
70 ↓	Seychelles	98.56	2018	64	98.59
71 ↓	Ecuador	98.5	2020	46	99.11
72 ↓	Venezuela	98.44	2016	62	98.71
73 ↓	Maldives	98.39	2016	47	99.08
74 ↓	Oman	98.36	2018	67	98.46
75 ↓	Iran	98.27	2016	70	98.19
76 ↓	Palau	98.25	2015	16	99.77
77 ↓	Bulgaria	98.07	2011	69	98.31
78 ↑	Morocco	98.04	2018	91	94.63
79 ↑	South Africa	97.99	2019	92	93.76
80 ↓	El Salvador	97.98	2019	77	97.73
81 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	97.92	1970	152
82 ↓	Philippines	97.9	2019	56	98.9
83	Sao Tome and Principe	97.71	2018	83	97.12
84 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	97.69	2010	79	97.61
84 ↓	Thailand	97.69	2018	74	98
86 ↓	Cape Verde	97.59	2015	76	97.87
86	Algeria	97.59	2018	86	95.75
88 ↑	United Arab Emirates	97.49	2019	95	93.63
89 ↓	Tunisia	96.61	2014	75	97.97
90 ↓	Malaysia	96.6	2019	85	96.7
91 ↑	Guyana	96.33	2014	98	92.42
92 ↓	Vanuatu	95.98	2018	88	95.09
93 ↑	Botswana	95.75	2013	100	92.08
94 ↓	Bahrain	95.68	2010	84	96.83
95 ↓	Guatemala	95.38	2018	87	95.48
96 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	95.27	2019	120	85.12
97	Iraq	94.9	2017	97	93.4
98 ↓	Honduras	94.84	2019	89	94.89
99 ↓	Syria	94.61	2004	82	97.14
100 ↑	Laos	94.4	2015	128	77.27
101 ↓	Swaziland	94.3	2018	99	92.19
102 ↓	Namibia	94.11	2018	96	93.46
103 ↓	Qatar	94.07	2017	90	94.81
104 ↑	Nepal	94.03	2018	107	89.88
105 ↑	Jamaica	93.86	2014	112	87.31
106 ↓	Eritrea	93.82	2018	101	91.29
107 ↓	Bhutan	93.27	2017	104	90.4
108 ↓	Bangladesh	93.16	2020	93	93.7
109 ↓	India	92.99	2018	105	90.04
110 ↑	Yemen	92.85	2004	123	82.8
111 ↑	Ivory Coast	92.82	2019	145	59.12
112 ↓	Ghana	92.76	2018	110	88.31
113 ↓	Zambia	92.56	2018	102	91.2
114 ↓	Puerto Rico	92.39	2017	58	98.81
115 ↓	Togo	92.08	2019	108	89.67
116 ↓	Cambodia	91.86	2015	106	89.92
117 ↑	Burundi	91.03	2017	118	85.29
118 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	90.96	2016	103	91.05
119	Nicaragua	89.64	2015	119	85.16
120 ↓	Egypt	89.48	2017	94	93.65
121 ↓	Uganda	88.83	2018	115	85.76
122 ↓	Gabon	88.14	2018	111	87.39
123 ↓	Cameroon	87.72	2018	117	85.4
124 ↓	Kenya	87.59	2018	114	86.94
124 ↓	Zimbabwe	87.59	2014	109	89.59
126 ↓	Tanzania	87.01	2015	113	87.17
127 ↓	Republic of the Congo	85.34	2018	116	85.68
128 ↓	Angola	84.86	2014	122	83.78
129 ↓	Rwanda	84.33	2018	121	83.81
130 ↓	Belize	83.9	2000	129	77.26
131 ↑	Haiti	83.35	2016	132	74.37
132 ↓	Nigeria	81.58	2018	130	75.57
133 ↓	Madagascar	80.58	2018	127	78.41
134 ↓	Pakistan	79.73	2019	124	79.78
135 ↓	Lesotho	79.61	2014	134	74.19
136 ↓	Comoros	78.24	2018	135	73.81
137 ↓	Mozambique	77.26	2017	125	79.07
138 ↑	Senegal	75.58	2017	143	62.83
139 ↑	Ethiopia	73.52	2017	142	62.97
140 ↓	Sudan	72.51	2018	137	68.67
141 ↓	Malawi	72.49	2015	126	78.78
142 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	71.25	2014	131	74.8
143 ↑	Afghanistan	71.24	2021	144	61.88
144 ↓	Mauritania	70.94	2017	133	74.22
145 ↓	Gambia	70.74	2015	138	65.98
146 ↓	Sierra Leone	70.58	2018	139	64.53
147 ↓	Benin	69.76	2018	140	63.94
148	Guinea	69.64	2018	148	56.97
149 ↓	Liberia	64.96	2017	141	63.45
150 ↓	Papua New Guinea	64.57	2010	136	69.13
151 ↓	Burkina Faso	63.86	2018	147	56.99
152 ↓	Mali	55.23	2020	146	57.83
153 ↓	Niger	51.07	2018	151	48.56
154 ↓	Central African Republic	47.8	2018	150	48.86
155 ↓	Chad	40.69	2016	149	51.84
156 ↓	Somalia	15.88	1972	152

Definition of Male Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.