Democratic Republic of Congo vs East Timor: Literacy rates among adults

Democratic Republic of Congo

68.5%

in 2023

East Timor

69.4%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

75th

East Timor rank

73rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

East Timor currently reports 69.4% against 68.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.9%.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 75th and East Timor ranks 73rd 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.