World Literacy Rate | Historical Data | Chart | 1976-2023
World literacy rate for 2023 was 87.36%, a 0.2% increase from 2022.
- World literacy rate for 2022 was 87.16%, a 0.23% increase from 2021.
- World literacy rate for 2021 was 86.93%, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
- World literacy rate for 2020 was 86.75%, a 0.2% increase from 2019.