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Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Literacy rates among adults

Cape Verde
88.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
90.5%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
50th
Lesotho rank
47th

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Lesotho
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 90.5% against 88.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.0%.

Cape Verde ranks 50th and Lesotho ranks 47th 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.