Burkina Faso

Literacy Rate

39.35

percent

Global Ranking

147

148

Guinea-Bissau45.58

149

Sierra Leone43.21

150

Benin42.36

151

152

Burkina Faso39.35

153

Central African Republic37.4

154

Afghanistan37.27

155

Niger35.05

156

Mali30.76

157

Chad22.31

Africa Ranking

41

42

Guinea-Bissau45.58

43

Sierra Leone43.21

44

Benin42.36

45

46

Burkina Faso39.35

47

Central African Republic37.4

48

Niger35.05

49

Mali30.76

50

Chad22.31

51

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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