Lebanon

Literacy Rate

95.07
percent
Dec 07Dec 09Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Lebanon
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

63
Panama95.74
64
Oman95.65
65
Colombia95.64
67
Mexico95.25
68
Lebanon95.07
70
Malaysia94.97
71
Paraguay94.54
72
Malta94.5
72
Peru94.5

Middle East Ranking

4
Kuwait96.46
5
Turkey96.17
6
Oman95.65
7
Lebanon95.07
8
Qatar93.46
9
Israel91.75
10
Bahrain90.98
11
Iraq85.6
12
Iran85.54

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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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