Asia Adult Literacy Rate Ranking (2023)
In 2020, adult literacy rate in Asia was highest in Armenia at 100%, followed by Azerbaijan at 100% and Georgia at 100%. The average adult literacy rate across countries in Asia was 90.67%, the median was 96%, and Afghanistan recorded the lowest adult literacy rate at 37%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1970 to 2023 across 41 countries in Asia.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100% | 100% | 2020 | |
| 2 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 3 | 100% | 99.7% | 2022 | |
| 4 | 100% | 100% | 2018 | |
| 5 | 100% | 100% | 2022 | |
| 6 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2020 | |
| 7 | 99.6% | 99% | 2019 | |
| 8 | 99% | 96.9% | 2020 | |
| 9 | 98.8% | 98% | 2018 | |
| 10 | 98% | 98% | 2023 | |
| 11 | 98% | 98% | 2022 | |
| 12 | 98% | 96% | 2020 | |
| 13 | 98% | 95% | 2020 | |
| 14 | 98% | 97% | 2021 | |
| 15 | 98% | 98% | 2022 | |
| 16 | 97.9% | 98.2% | 2021 | |
| 17 | 97.6% | 96% | 2021 | |
| 18 | 97.1% | 97% | 2021 | |
| 19 | 97% | 95% | 2020 | |
| 20 | 97% | 96% | 2022 | |
| 21 | 96% | 96% | 2020 | |
| 22 | 96% | 96% | 2020 | |
| 23 | 96% | 95% | 2022 | |
| 24 | 96% | 96% | 2022 | |
| 25 | 95% | 95.4% | 2023 | |
| 26 | 94% | 86.3% | 2021 | |
| 27 | 93% | 91% | 2018 | |
| 28 | 92% | 92% | 2022 | |
| 29 | 91.1% | 94.1% | 2022 | |
| 30 | 89% | 86% | 2022 | |
| 31 | 89% | 75.6% | 2019 | |
| 32 | 87.5% | 85% | 2022 | |
| 33 | 86% | 83% | 2017 | |
| 34 | 83.8% | 71.9% | 2022 | |
| 35 | 77% | 76% | 2023 | |
| 36 | 76% | 75% | 2021 | |
| 37 | 72.1% | 67% | 2022 | |
| 38 | 71.2% | 68.7% | 2021 | |
| 39 | 69.9% | 65.8% | 2020 | |
| 40 | 58% | 57% | 2019 | |
| 41 | 37% | 33.8% | 2021 |
Asia Adult Literacy Rate Ranking (2023) : Definition
Adult Literacy Rate measures the share of the population aged 15 and above that can read and write a short, simple statement, reported as a percentage for the reference year or survey period.