Asia Rankings
Literacy Rate
percent
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 28 |  North Korea | 100% |
1 | 1 |  Uzbekistan | 100% |
3 | 5 |  Russia | 99.93% |
4 | 6 |  Turkmenistan | 99.90% |
5 | 1 |  Tajikistan | 99.80% |
6 | 4 |  Kazakhstan | 99.78% |
7 | 3 |  Azerbaijan | 99.78% |
8 | 7 |  Kyrgyzstan | 99.59% |
9 | 8 |  Mongolia | 98.64% |
10 | 11 |  Philippines | 98.47% |
11 | 17 |  Maldives | 98.21% |
12 | 28 |  South Korea | 97.97% |
13 | 9 |  Singapore | 97.65% |
14 | 12 |  Brunei | 97.21% |
15 | 10 |  China | 96.74% |
16 | 15 |  Macao | 96.54% |
17 | 13 |  Vietnam | 96.13% |
18 | 14 |  Indonesia | 96.00% |
19 | 16 |  Malaysia | 95.77% |
20 | 20 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 93.55% |
21 | 18 |  Sri Lanka | 92.66% |
22 | 19 |  Thailand | 91.10% |
23 | 23 |  India | 81.70% |
24 | 22 |  Bangladesh | 79.00% |
25 | 24 |  Laos | 75.64% |
26 | 21 |  Cambodia | 71.93% |
27 | 25 |  Nepal | 68.71% |
28 | 26 |  Bhutan | 64.91% |
29 | 27 |  Pakistan | 58.86% |