Sudan

Literacy Rate

60.7
percent
Dec 00Dec 08Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Sudan
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

133
Angola66.03
134
Malawi62.14
135
Nigeria62.02
136
Haiti61.69
138
Sudan60.7
139
Mozambique60.66
140
Comoros58.82
142
Yemen54.1
143
Mauritania53.5

Africa Ranking

29
Egypt71.17
30
Burundi68.38
31
Togo66.54
32
Malawi62.14
33
Nigeria62.02
34
Sudan60.7
35
Mozambique60.66
36
Comoros58.82
38
Senegal51.9
39
Ethiopia51.77

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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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