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North America Literacy Rate 1960-2024

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 America literacy rate for 2022 was 98.74%, a 0% increase from 2021.
  • North America literacy rate for 2021 was 98.74%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • North America literacy rate for 2020 was 98.74%, a 0.01% increase from 2019.
  • North America literacy rate for 2019 was 98.73%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
North America 98.74%
Latin America & Caribbean 94.60%
World 87.01%
South Asia 74.19%
Sub-Saharan Africa 67.72%
European Union 0.00%
Euro Area 0.00%
East Asia & Pacific 0.00%
OECD members 0.00%
North America Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 98.74% 0.00%
2021 98.74% 0.00%
2020 98.74% 0.01%
2019 98.73% 0.01%
2018 98.73% 0.01%
2017 98.72% 98.72%
2016 0.00% 0.00%
2015 0.00% 0.00%
2014 0.00% 0.00%
2013 0.00% 0.00%
2012 0.00% 0.00%
2011 0.00% 0.00%
2010 0.00% 0.00%
2009 0.00% -98.65%
2008 98.65% 0.02%
2007 98.63% 0.01%
2006 98.61% 0.01%
2005 98.60% 0.02%
2004 98.58% 0.01%
2003 98.57% 98.57%
2002 0.00% 0.00%
2001 0.00% 0.00%
2000 0.00% 0.00%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%