Statizoid

Ghana vs Uganda: Literacy rates among adults

Ghana
76.5%
in 2021
Uganda
77.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
64th
Uganda rank
63rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 77.0% against 76.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.

Ghana ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 63rd 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.