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Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

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.

wb-indicators:SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
159 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SE.ADT.LITR.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) carries observations for 159 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bahrain · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Bhutan · Central African Republic · Central Europe and the Baltics · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Cuba · Cayman Islands · Dominican Republic · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Spain · Ethiopia · Gabon · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Haiti · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Italy · Jordan · Cambodia · Kiribati · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Late-demographic dividend · Macao SAR, China · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Marshall Islands · Middle income · Mali · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Nepal · Naoero · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Pre-demographic dividend · Puerto Rico (US) · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · Sub-Saharan Africa · Small states · Sao Tome and Principe · Eswatini · Syrian Arab Republic · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Turkmenistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe