Percentage of population aged 25-64 who can read and write (2024)

Georgia leads the world in percentage of population aged 25-64 who can read and write at 99.75% in 2024, followed by Uruguay (99.07%) and United Arab Emirates (98.99%). State of Palestine (98.81%) and Bahrain (98.29%) close out the top 5. Next up, Saudi Arabia (97.72%) and Panama (96.98%). Mexico (96.88%), Colombia (96.46%), and Paraguay (96.42%) round out the top ten. Five of the top ten are in Western.