Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Literacy rates among adults

Armenia

99.8%

in 2023

Azerbaijan

99.8%

in 2023

Armenia rank

2nd

Azerbaijan rank

3rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

Armenia currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Armenia ranks 2nd and Azerbaijan ranks 3rd of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.