| Rank | Country | Value | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 99.68 % | |
| 2 | Uruguay | 98.91 % | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 98.81 % | |
| 4 | Mongolia | 98.64 % | |
| 5 | Palestine, State of | 97.94 % | |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 97.93 % | |
| 7 | Bahrain | 97.82 % | |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.73 % | |
| 9 | Panama | 96.23 % | |
| 10 | Mexico | 95.55 % | |
| 11 | Colombia | 95.34 % | |
| 12 | Paraguay | 94.86 % | |
| 13 | Brazil | 94.74 % | |
| 14 | Jordan | 94.44 % | |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 94.03 % | |
| 16 | Peru | 93.66 % | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 93.49 % | |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 92.74 % | |
| 19 | South Africa | 91.15 % | |
| 20 | Lesotho | 90.45 % | |
| 21 | El Salvador | 89.77 % | |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 88.47 % | |
| 23 | Honduras | 88.25 % | |
| 24 | Guatemala | 82.11 % | |
| 25 | India | 78.16 % | |
| 26 | Uganda | 77.04 % | |
| 27 | Zambia | 71.77 % | |
| 28 | Nigeria | 70.41 % | |
| 29 | Mali | 35.63 % |
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.