North Korea Literacy Rate 2008-2024

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 Korea literacy rate for 2018 was 100.00%, a 0% increase from 2008.
  • North Korea literacy rate for 2008 was 100.00%, a 100% increase from .
  • North Korea literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
  • North Korea literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Literacy Rate
North Korea 100.00%
Madagascar 76.68%
Eritrea 76.57%
Uganda 76.53%
Rwanda 73.22%
Nepal 67.91%
Comoros 58.82%
Sierra Leone 43.21%
Benin 42.36%
Guinea 39.62%
Burkina Faso 39.35%
Central African Republic 37.40%
Mali 35.47%
Niger 35.05%
South Sudan 34.52%
North Korea Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2018 100.00% 0.00%
2008 100.00% 0.00%