Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
53
Highest
1.05 GPIA
Brazil
Lowest
0.46 GPIA
Niger
Median
0.95 GPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
504
What the numbers show
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 1.05 GPIA in Brazil; the lowest is 0.46 GPIA in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.95 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8674 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 48.7%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 8.0%).
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Tonga | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 1.01 GPIA | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Mongolia | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Honduras | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 1 GPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 1 GPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Philippines | 1 GPIA | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Georgia | 1 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Kuwait | 0.99 GPIA | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 0.99 GPIA | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 14 | Serbia | 0.99 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 0.99 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 18 | Paraguay | 0.98 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Panama | 0.98 GPIA | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0.98 GPIA | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 0.98 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 0.97 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.96 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.96 GPIA | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0.96 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 0.96 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Oman | 0.95 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0.94 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 0.94 GPIA | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0.94 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 31 | Jordan | 0.92 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 0.89 GPIA | 2015 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0.88 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 0.85 GPIA | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | 0.84 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.82 GPIA | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | India | 0.82 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 37 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.82 GPIA | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 40 | Tunisia | 0.77 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 0.74 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 0.68 GPIA | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.66 GPIA | 2013 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Togo | 0.66 GPIA | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 0.65 GPIA | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 0.62 GPIA | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 0.59 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 0.58 GPIA | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 0.58 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0.55 GPIA | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 51 | Mozambique | 0.54 GPIA | 2020 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 0.53 GPIA | 2014 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 53 | Niger | 0.46 GPIA | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release