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Somalia, Fed. Rep. - Literacy Rate 2019

Adult literacy rate · World Bank
63.68% Global rank: 45th

Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s literacy rate was 63.68% in 2019. This was the 45th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Literacy Rate by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Uzbekistan 100.00% 0.0%
2nd Georgia 99.90% 0.3%
3rd Belarus 99.87% 0.3%
4th Azerbaijan 99.80% 0.0%
5th Serbia 99.48% 0.6%
6th Italy 99.35% 0.5%
7th Uruguay 98.77% 0.1%
8th Mongolia 98.46% 1.6%
9th Maldives 98.21% 3.9%
10th Marshall Islands 98.18% -0.1%
11th Samoa 97.99% -2.0%
12th United Arab Emirates 97.78% 8.6%
13th Cuba 97.65% -2.0%
14th Singapore 97.48% 0.1%
15th West Bank and Gaza 97.38% 0.2%
16th Türkiye 96.74% 0.6%
17th Philippines 96.28% -1.9%
18th Viet Nam 95.75% 2.4%
19th Panama 95.74% 0.3%
20th Mexico 95.39% 0.0%
21st Colombia 95.25% 0.2%
22nd South Africa 95.02% 3.6%
23rd Malaysia 94.97% 0.1%
24th Brazil 93.90% 0.7%
25th Dominican Republic 93.68% 0.3%
26th Zimbabwe 93.23% 11.6%
27th Paraguay 93.21% -0.9%
28th Vanuatu 92.75% 25.3%
29th Lesotho 92.50% 7.3%
30th Sri Lanka 92.25% 0.6%
31st Lebanon 92.01% -0.7%
32nd Thailand 91.27% -2.7%
33rd Tonga 91.05% -6.3%
34th El Salvador 89.14% 0.1%
35th Myanmar 89.07% -7.0%
36th Honduras 88.51% 1.5%
37th Cambodia 87.66% 8.9%
38th São Tomé and Principe 87.44% -3.0%
39th Iran, Islamic Republic of 87.38% 0.6%
40th Tunisia 80.55% 1.3%
41st India 74.91% 1.6%
42nd Bangladesh 74.68% 1.0%
43rd Nepal 68.71% 2.7%
44th Togo 66.54% 9.2%
45th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 63.68% -
46th Pakistan 58.00% 1.7%
47th Côte d'Ivoire 56.98% 13.9%
48th Guinea-Bissau 54.88% 32.7%
49th Benin 49.00% 26.1%
50th Senegal 46.83% 0.5%
51st Sierra Leone 43.58% -10.7%
52nd Central African Republic 42.44% -16.2%
53rd Chad 30.63% 37.3%
54th Burkina Faso 29.66% -24.6%
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS)

FAQ

What was Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s literacy rate in 2019?▾

Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s literacy rate in 2019 was 63.68%. This ranked 45th globally.

Which country had the highest literacy rate in 2019?▾

Uzbekistan had the highest literacy rate in 2019 at 100.00%.

What is the literacy rate of Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2019?▾

The literacy rate of Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2019 was 63.68%. This ranked 45th globally.

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