India

Literacy Rate

74.37
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

120
Lesotho76.64
122
Eritrea76.57
123
Uganda76.53
124
Bangladesh74.91
125
India74.37
126
Morocco73.75
127
Rwanda73.22
128
Egypt71.17
129
Burundi68.38
130
Nepal67.91

Asia Ranking

21
Sri Lanka92.25
23
Laos84.66
24
Cambodia80.53
25
Bangladesh74.91
26
India74.37
27
Nepal67.91
28
Bhutan66.56

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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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