Observations

2024: 87.74070

Updated: Oct 8, 2025 4:02 PM CDT

Units:

Percent of People Ages 15 and Above,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the World	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Source

World Bank	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Release

World Development Indicators	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Units

Percent of People Ages 15 and Above	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Frequency

Annual	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Notes

Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS	2014-09-17	2025-10-08

Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the World (SEADTLITRZSWLD)