All our related research and data

• Literacy
• Access to basic education: Almost 60 million children in primary school age are not in school
• 12 key metrics to understand the state of the world
• We have put together a new dataset with long-run literacy rates by country

Charts

• Adult literacy rate
• Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
• Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
• Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%)
• Adult literacy rates
• Average literacy score (PIAAC test) vs national literacy rate
• Gender parity index (GPI): Literacy rate of young people (ages 15-24)
• Literacy rates, adult female, one-sentence test (DHS) vs self-reports (UNESCO)
• Literacy rates, adult male, one-sentence test (DHS) vs self-reports (UNESCO)
• Youth literacy rate, female
• Youth literacy rate, male