Year-over-year change: +0.2%, trend flat
5-year change: -0.4%, trend flat
Georgia
Literacy (65+): 99.5%
View MorePercentage of population aged 65 and over who can read and write
Global71.1%Year-over-year-0.86%5-year change+2.66%
19802024
2024
Rankings at a glance
Top 10 · Percentage of population aged 65 and over who can read and write (2024)
Georgia tops the global rankings for percentage of population aged 65 and over who can read and write, recording 99.51% in 2024, followed by Uruguay (98.28%) and Panama (90.24%). The United Arab Emirates (88.93%) and Mexico (85.11%) complete the top 5. Colombia (85.02%) and Bahrain (84.79%) follow close behind. Saudi Arabia (84.6%), the Dominican Republic (84.05%), and Brazil (83.46%) round out the top ten. Four of the top ten are in Western Asia.
Rank changes
How percentage of population aged 65 and over who can read and write changed between 2019 and 2024
2019and2024
