Guinea vs Niger: Literacy rates among adults

Guinea

39.6%

in 2018

Niger

35.6%

in 2022

Guinea rank

85th

Niger rank

88th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Guinea currently reports 39.6% against 35.6% in Niger, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

Guinea ranks 85th and Niger ranks 88th 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.