What is the world literacy rate?

Answer 1

RankCountryLiteracy rate [b]1 Georgia100.02 Cuba99.82 Estonia99.82 Latvia99.85 Barbados99.7 [j]5 Slovenia99.7 [l]5 Belarus99.75 Lithuania99.75 Ukraine99.75 Armenia99.710 Kazakhstan99.610 Tajikistan99.612 Azerbaijan99.512 Turkmenistan99.512 Russia99.516 Hungary99.4 [j]17 Kyrgyzstan99.317 Poland99.3 [j]19 Moldova99.2 [l]19 Tonga99.221 Albania99.021 Antigua and Barbuda99.0 [q]21 Australia99.0 [d]21 Austria99.0 [d]21 Belgium99.0 [d]21 Canada99.0 [d]21 Czech Republic99.0 [d]21 North Korea99.0 [d]21 Denmark99.0 [d]21 Finland99.0 [d]21 France99.0 [d]21 Germany99.0 [d]21 Guyana99.0 [j]21 Iceland99.0 [d]21 Ireland99.0 [d]21 Japan99.0 [d]21 South Korea99.0 [d]21 Luxembourg99.0 [d]21 Netherlands99.0 [d]21 New Zealand99.0 [d]21 Norway99.0 [d]21 Slovakia99.0 [d]21 Sweden99.0 [d]21 Switzerland99.0 [d]21 United Kingdom99.0 [d]21 United States See also: Literacy in the United States99.0 [d]47 Italy98.948 Samoa98.7 [l]48 Trinidad and Tobago98.7 [l]48 Croatia98.751 Bulgaria98.352 Mexico97.9 [1]52 Spain97.9 [d]52 Uruguay97.954 Saint Kitts and Nevis97.8 [k]55 Cyprus97.756 Romania97.656 Argentina97.658 Mongolia97.359 Israel97.1 [k]59 Greece97.161 Maldives97.061 Macedonia97.063 Uzbekistan96.9 [j]64 Bosnia and Herzegovina96.765 Chile96.566 Serbia96.467 Grenada96.0 [q]68 Costa Rica95.969 Bahamas95.8 [j]70 Venezuela95.271 Brunei Darussalam94.971 Portugal94.9 [l]73 Saint Lucia94.8 [q]74 Hong Kong94.6 [j]74 Paraguay94.6 [l]76 Kuwait94.577 Singapore94.477 Fiji94.4 [j]79 Thailand94.180 Palestinian Authority93.8 [2]81 Panama93.481 Philippines93.483 China93.384 Qatar93.186 Colombia92.787 Malta92.488 Indonesia92.089 Malaysia91.990 Seychelles91.891 Zimbabwe91.2 [l]92 Jordan91.193 Ecuador91.094 Sri Lanka90.8 [w]95 Bolivia90.796 Suriname90.497 Vietnam90.398 United Arab Emirates90.0 [l]98 Brazil90.0100 Myanmar89.9101 Peru89.6101 Lebanon89.6 [j]103 Dominican Republic89.1104 Bahrain88.8105 Turkey88.7106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines88.1 [q]107 Dominica88.0 [q]107 Namibia88.0107 South Africa88.0110 Sao Tome and Principe87.9111 Mauritius87.4112 Equatorial Guinea87.0113 Libya86.8 [l]114 Gabon86.2 [l]115 Jamaica86.0116 Saudi Arabia85.0117 Cape Verde83.8 [l]118 Honduras83.6119 Syria83.1120 Botswana82.9121 Iran82.3122 Lesotho82.2123 El Salvador82.0 [l]124 Oman81.4125 Republic of the Congo81.1 [l]126 Swaziland79.6127 Vanuatu78.1128 Tunisia77.7129 Nicaragua78.0130 Solomon Islands76.6 [k]131 Cambodia76.3132 Algeria75.4133 Belize75.1 [q]133 Comoros75.1 [j]135 Kenya73.6135 Uganda73.6137 Guatemala73.2138 Tanzania72.3139 Nigeria72.0 [l]140 Malawi71.8141 Madagascar70.7142 Zambia70.6143 Djibouti70.3 [j]144 Laos68.7145 Cameroon67.9146 Angola67.4147 Democratic Republic of the Congo67.2148 Egypt66.4149 India66.0150 Ghana65.0151 Rwanda64.9152 Guinea-Bissau64.6 [j]153 Eritrea64.2 [j]155 Haiti62.1 [j]156 Sudan60.9 [aa]157 Burundi59.3158 Yemen58.9 [l]159 Papua New Guinea57.8160 Nepal56.5161 Mauritania55.8162 Morocco55.6163 Pakistan54.2164 Bangladesh53.5165 Togo53.2166 Bhutan52.8 [v]167 Timor-Leste50.1 [ab]168 Côte d'Ivoire48.7169 Central African Republic48.6170 Mozambique44.4171 Gambia42.5 [j]172 Senegal41.9173 Benin40.5174 Sierra Leone38.1175 Ethiopia35.9176 Chad31.8177 Guinea29.5178 Burkina Faso28.7178 Niger28.7180 Mali26.2

Answer 2

99.9% Considering how people there are in the world. Say between 98% and 99.9%