India vs Rwanda: Literacy rate, adult total
India
78.2%
in 2024
Rwanda
78.8%
in 2022
India rank
62nd
Rwanda rank
60th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- India
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 78.8% against 78.2% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Rwanda ahead.
India ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 60th of 89 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 57.9% | 9.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 70.8% | 1.0% | India |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 79.4% | 3.5% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, India or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 78.8% against 78.2% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between India and Rwanda?
- 0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do India and Rwanda rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- India ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 60th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.