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Burundi vs Cambodia: Literacy rates among adults

Burundi
71.3%
in 2020
Cambodia
71.9%
in 2021
Burundi rank
70th
Cambodia rank
68th

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 71.9% against 71.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.

Burundi ranks 70th and Cambodia ranks 68th of 89 countries.

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About this data

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