Statizoid

China vs Turkey: Literacy rates among adults

China
96.7%
in 2020
Turkey
97.3%
in 2021
China rank
25th
Turkey rank
23rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • China
  • Turkey
020406080100197519982021

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 97.3% against 96.7% in China, a difference of 0.5%.

China ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 23rd 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.