Adult literacy · World
Published World Bank series · Education · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS
87.74 % age 15+ · 2024
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.74 | % age 15+ |
| 2023 | 87.58 | % age 15+ |
| 2022 | 87.39 | % age 15+ |
| 2021 | 87.17 | % age 15+ |
| 2020 | 86.98 | % age 15+ |
| 2019 | 86.79 | % age 15+ |
| 2018 | 86.76 | % age 15+ |
| 2017 | 86.47 | % age 15+ |
| 2016 | 86.28 | % age 15+ |
| 2015 | 85.96 | % age 15+ |
| 2014 | 85.56 | % age 15+ |
| 2013 | 85.21 | % age 15+ |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % age 15+. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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