Nigeria vs East Timor: Literacy rates among adults

Nigeria

70.4%

in 2024

East Timor

69.4%

in 2022

Nigeria rank

71st

East Timor rank

73rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

Nigeria currently reports 70.4% against 69.4% in East Timor, a difference of 1.0%.

Nigeria ranks 71st 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.