North Macedonia Literacy Rate 1994-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • North Macedonia literacy rate for 2014 was 97.80%, a 0.2% increase from 2012.
  • North Macedonia literacy rate for 2012 was 97.60%, a 1.47% increase from 2002.
  • North Macedonia literacy rate for 2002 was 96.13%, a 2.07% increase from 1994.
  • North Macedonia literacy rate for 1994 was 94.06%, a 94.06% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Azerbaijan 99.79%
Turkmenistan 99.70%
Maldives 98.61%
Grenada 98.60%
North Macedonia 97.80%
Turkey 95.44%
Paraguay 95.03%
Mexico 94.56%
Ecuador 94.22%
Colombia 94.19%
South Africa 94.14%
Peru 93.71%
Mauritius 92.47%
Dominican Republic 91.76%
Brazil 91.73%
Jamaica 88.10%
Guyana 85.64%
Iran 84.71%
Iraq 82.20%
Guatemala 81.29%
North Macedonia Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2014 97.80% 0.20%
2012 97.60% 1.47%
2002 96.13% 2.07%
1994 94.06% 2.07%