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Burundi vs East Timor: Literacy rates among adults

Burundi
71.3%
in 2020
East Timor
69.4%
in 2022
Burundi rank
70th
East Timor rank
73rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Burundi
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 71.3% against 69.4% in East Timor, a difference of 1.9%.

Burundi ranks 70th and East Timor ranks 73rd 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.