Cross-Country Literacy Rates

Name: Cross-Country Literacy Rates
Creator: Our World in Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Adult literacy rate (share of people 15+ who can read and write) by country and year, combining UNESCO data with long-run historical estimates. Downloadable as full or filtered CSV plus a data API.

Source: Our World in Data · Domain: education · Region: global
Coverage: 1475–2024 · Grain: country · Reviewed 2026 (editorial year, not the link check)
License: CC BY 4.0 · analysis yes · redistribute yes · AI training likely
Link checked 2026-10-24 (URL reachability, not content quality).

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