Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%) by country
Percentage of the male population in rural areas between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the...
What the numbers show
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Azerbaijan, Republic of; the lowest is 28.4% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.0%, and the mean is 82.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 76.7%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 10.9%).
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Moldova | 99.6% | 2014 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 99.2% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 99.0% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 98.4% | 2015 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 98.2% | 2011 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 97.7% | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 96.4% | 2018 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Kuwait | 96.0% | 2018 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 10 | Malaysia | 94.9% | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia | 94.3% | 2015 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 93.8% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Thailand | 93.1% | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 92.6% | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 92.3% | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 92.3% | 2018 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 92.2% | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 88.0% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 87.5% | 2017 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 87.5% | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 21 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 84.2% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 83.2% | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 23 | Cambodia | 81.0% | 2015 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 24 | Brazil | 80.8% | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 77.6% | 2018 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 77.5% | 2017 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 75.7% | 2014 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 72.0% | 2012 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 67.9% | 2017 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 65.5% | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 65.4% | 2012 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 60.0% | 2017 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 52.2% | 2017 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 34 | Mali | 32.3% | 2018 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 28.4% | 2014 | up 71.0% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of the male population in rural areas between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/