Cape Verde vs Iran: Literacy rates among adults

Cape Verde

88.5%

in 2024

Iran

88.9%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

50th

Iran rank

49th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Iran currently reports 88.9% against 88.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.

Cape Verde ranks 50th and Iran ranks 49th 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.