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Literacy Rate

97.97
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

35
Macedonia98.36
36
Bulgaria98.35
37
Spain98.25
38
Jordan98.23
39
Albania98.14
40
South Korea97.97
41
Greece97.94
42
Costa Rica97.86
43
Aruba97.81
44
New Caledonia97.8
45
Maldives97.73

Asia Ranking

5
Kazakhstan99.78
6
Russia99.73
7
Turkmenistan99.7
8
Kyrgyzstan99.59
9
Mongolia99.18
10
South Korea97.97
11
Maldives97.73
12
Singapore97.34
13
Brunei97.21
14
China96.84
15
Macao96.54

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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