Mongolia vs United Arab Emirates: Literacy rates among adults

Mongolia

98.6%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

98.8%

in 2024

Mongolia rank

12th

United Arab Emirates rank

11th

Literacy rates among adults over time

United Arab Emirates currently reports 98.8% against 98.6% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th 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.