North America Literacy Rate 2003-2025

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.
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.