RankCountryLiteracy rate1Cuba99.81Estonia99.81Latvia99.84Barbados99.7 4Slovenia99.7 4Belarus99.74Lithuania99.74Ukraine99.79Kazakhstan99.69Tajikistan99.69Armenia99.611Azerbaijan99.511Turkmenistan99.511Russia99.511Hungary99.4 15Kyrgyzstan99.315Poland99.3 17Moldova99.2 17Tonga99.219Albania99.019Antigua and Barbuda99.0 19Australia99.0 19Austria99.0 19Belgium99.0 19Canada99.0 19Czech Republic99.0 19North Korea99.0 19Denmark99.0 19Finland99.0 19France99.0 19Germany99.0 19Guyana99.0 19Iceland99.0 19Ireland99.0 19Japan99.0 19South Korea99.0 19Luxembourg99.019Netherlands99.0 19New Zealand99.019Norway99.019Slovakia99.019Sweden99.019Switzerland99.019United Kingdom99.019United States99.043Italy98.945Samoa98.745Trinidad and Tobago98.745Croatia98.748Bulgaria98.349Spain97.949Uruguay97.951Saint Kitts and Nevis97.852Cyprus97.753Romania97.653Argentina97.655Mongolia97.356Israel97.156Greece97.158Maldives97.058Macedonia97.060Uzbekistan96.961Bosnia and Herzegovina96.762Chile96.563Serbia96.464Grenada96.065Costa Rica95.966Bahamas95.867Venezuela95.268Brunei Darussalam94.968Portugal94.970Saint Lucia94.871Hong Kong94.671Paraguay94.673Kuwait94.574Singapore94.474Fiji94.476Thailand94.177Palestinian Authority93.878Panama93.478Philippines93.480China93.381Qatar93.182Mexico92.883Colombia92.784Malta92.485Indonesia92.086Malaysia91.987Seychelles91.888Zimbabwe91.289Jordan91.190Ecuador91.091Sri Lanka90.892Bolivia90.793Suriname90.494Vietnam90.395United Arab Emirates90.095Brazil90.097Myanmar89.998Peru89.698Lebanon89.6100Dominican Republic89.1101Turkey88.7102Saint Vincent and the Grenadines88.1103Dominica88.0104Equatorial Guinea87.0105Bahrain88.8106Namibia85.0107Sao Tome and Principe84.9108Republic of the Congo84.7109Mauritius84.3110Libya84.2111Gabon84.0112Saudi Arabia82.9113Iran82.4113South Africa82.4115Lesotho82.2116Oman81.4117Botswana81.2117Cape Verde81.2119Syria80.8120El Salvador80.5121Honduras80.0122Jamaica79.9123Swaziland79.6124Nicaragua76.7126Solomon Islands76.6127Belize75.1128Tunisia74.3129Vanuatu74.0130Cambodia73.6131Kenya73.6132Egypt71.4133Madagascar70.7134Djibouti70.3135Algeria69.9136Tanzania69.4137Guatemala69.1138Nigeria69.1139Laos68.7140Zambia68.0141Cameroon67.9142Angola67.4143Democratic Republic of the Congo67.2144Uganda66.8145Rwanda64.9146Malawi64.1147India61.0148Sudan60.9149Eritrea60.5150Burundi59.3151Ghana57.9152Papua New Guinea57.3153Comoros56.8 154Haiti54.8 155Yemen54.1 156Togo53.2157Morocco52.3158Mauritania51.2159Timor-Leste50.1 160Pakistan49.9161Côte d'Ivoire48.7162Central African Republic48.6162Nepal48.6164Bangladesh47.5165Bhutan47.0166Guinea-Bissau44.8167Gambia42.5 168Senegal39.3169Mozambique38.7170Ethiopia35.9171Sierra Leone34.8172Benin34.7173Guinea29.5174Niger28.7175Chad25.7176Mali24.0177Burkina Faso23.6
Not everyone can write. Different countries have different literacy rates. Most countries in the western world have literacy rates of around 99%, whereas developing countries have much lower literacy rates.
The literacy rates in the US and Canada are significantly higher than the world average. In the US, the literacy rate is around 99%, while in Canada it is around 99%. The world average literacy rate is estimated to be around 86%.
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poverty is the main factor that affect literacy rates
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The literacy rate in Uruguay is around 98%. This means that the vast majority of the population aged 15 and over can read and write. Uruguay has made significant progress in improving its education system over the years.
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the literacy rate of Canada of 2010 is 99.0
Literacy rates in India vary depending on region, with higher rates in urban areas compared to rural areas. Overall, the literacy rate in India is around 74%, with disparities between men and women, and different states in the country. Efforts have been made to improve literacy rates through government programs and initiatives.
In the United States, about 64% of state prisoners, 67% of federal prisoners, and 30% of jail inmates have not completed high school or its equivalent. This suggests lower literacy rates among incarcerated individuals compared to the general population. Efforts to improve education and literacy levels in prisons can help reduce recidivism rates.
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