Corea del Norte tiene la tasa de alfabetización más alta (2024) de cualquier país, a 10,0 %. Seguido por Uzbekistán (100.0) y Belarús (99.9).
| 1 | Corea del Norte | 100.0 |
| 2 | Uzbekistán | 100.0 |
| 3 | Bielorrusia | 99.9 |
| 4 | Estonia | 99.9 |
| 5 | Letonia | 99.9 |
| 6 | Rusia | 99.9 |
| 7 | Turkmenistán | 99.9 |
| 8 | Armenia | 99.8 |
| 9 | Azerbaiyán | 99.8 |
| 10 | Lituania | 99.8 |
| 11 | Georgia | 99.7 |
| 12 | Kazajistán | 99.7 |
| 13 | España | 99.7 |
| 14 | Tayikistán | 99.7 |
| 15 | Eslovenia | 99.5 |
| 16 | Moldavia | 99.4 |
| 17 | Ucrania | 99.4 |
| 18 | Italia | 99.3 |
| 19 | Serbia | 99.3 |
| 20 | Kirguistán | 99.2 |
| 21 | Rumania | 99.2 |
| 22 | Argentina | 99.1 |
| 23 | Hungría | 98.9 |
| 24 | Uruguay | 98.9 |
| 25 | Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 98.8 |
| 26 | Chipre | 98.7 |
| 27 | Polonia | 98.7 |
| 28 | Mongolia | 98.6 |
| 29 | Montenegro | 98.5 |
| 30 | Filipinas | 98.5 |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 98.3 |
| 32 | Croacia | 98.2 |
| 33 | Corea del Sur | 98.0 |
| 34 | Arabia Saudita | 97.9 |
| 35 | Catar | 97.8 |
| 36 | Albania | 97.7 |
| 37 | Cuba | 97.7 |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 97.4 |
| 39 | Omán | 97.3 |
| 40 | Turquía | 97.3 |
| 41 | Venezuela | 97.2 |
| 42 | Bosnia y Herzegovina | 97.0 |
| 43 | Trinidad y Tobago | 96.9 |
| 44 | Bolivia | 96.7 |
| 45 | China | 96.7 |
| 46 | Kuwait | 96.5 |
| 47 | Chile | 96.4 |
| 48 | Panamá | 96.2 |
| 49 | Brunéi | 96.1 |
| 50 | Nueva Caledonia | 96.1 |
| 51 | Macedonia del Norte | 96.1 |
| 52 | Vietnam | 96.1 |
| 53 | Indonesia | 96.0 |
| 54 | Malasia | 95.8 |
| 55 | México | 95.6 |
| 56 | Colombia | 95.3 |
| 57 | Paraguay | 94.9 |
| 58 | Brasil | 94.7 |
| 59 | Portugal | 94.5 |
| 60 | Jordania | 94.4 |
| 61 | Siria | 94.4 |
| 62 | República Dominicana | 94.0 |
| 63 | Grecia | 93.9 |
| 64 | Perú | 93.7 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 93.5 |
| 66 | Birmania | 93.5 |
| 67 | Zimbabue | 93.2 |
| 68 | Surinam | 92.9 |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 92.7 |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 92.4 |
| 71 | Líbano | 92.0 |
| 72 | Israel | 91.8 |
| 73 | Sudáfrica | 91.2 |
| 74 | Tailandia | 91.1 |
| 75 | Suazilandia | 90.8 |
| 76 | Lesoto | 90.4 |
| 77 | El Salvador | 89.8 |
| 78 | Gabón | 88.9 |
| 79 | Irán | 88.9 |
| 80 | Guinea Ecuatorial | 88.3 |
| 81 | Honduras | 88.3 |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 88.0 |
| 83 | Belice | 87.9 |
| 84 | Namibia | 87.6 |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 87.3 |
| 86 | Papúa Nueva Guinea | 87.0 |
| 87 | Túnez | 86.3 |
| 88 | Guyana | 85.6 |
| 89 | Irak | 84.1 |
| 90 | Kenia | 82.2 |
| 91 | Guatemala | 82.1 |
| 92 | Botsuana | 81.2 |
| 93 | Jamaica | 79.9 |
| 94 | Egipto | 79.5 |
| 95 | Bangladés | 79.0 |
| 96 | Ruanda | 78.8 |
| 97 | India | 78.2 |
| 98 | Tanzania | 78.2 |
| 99 | Uganda | 77.0 |
| 100 | Islas Salomón | 76.6 |
| 101 | Ghana | 76.5 |
| 102 | República del Congo | 76.1 |
| 103 | Laos | 75.6 |
| 104 | Argelia | 75.1 |
| 105 | Madagascar | 74.7 |
| 106 | Camerún | 72.6 |
| 107 | Togo | 72.6 |
| 108 | Camboya | 71.9 |
| 109 | Zambia | 71.8 |
| 110 | Burundi | 71.3 |
| 111 | Nigeria | 70.4 |
| 112 | Malaui | 70.2 |
| 113 | Timor Oriental | 69.4 |
| 114 | Nepal | 68.7 |
| 115 | República Democrática del Congo | 68.5 |
| 116 | Angola | 68.2 |
| 117 | Haití | 68.0 |
| 118 | Bután | 64.9 |
| 119 | Eritrea | 64.7 |
| 120 | Marruecos | 64.3 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bisáu | 63.9 |
| 122 | Mozambique | 61.7 |
| 123 | Etiopía | 60.5 |
| 124 | Libia | 60.2 |
| 125 | Mauritania | 59.5 |
| 126 | Liberia | 59.4 |
| 127 | Pakistán | 58.9 |
| 128 | Somalia | 54.1 |
| 129 | Sudán | 53.5 |
| 130 | Gambia | 51.6 |
| 131 | Benín | 51.4 |
| 132 | Senegal | 50.4 |
| 133 | Costa de Marfil | 50.0 |
| 134 | Sierra Leona | 43.6 |
| 135 | República Centroafricana | 42.4 |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 41.6 |
| 137 | Guinea | 39.6 |
| 138 | Afganistán | 37.3 |
| 139 | Yemen | 37.1 |
| 140 | Malí | 35.6 |
| 141 | Níger | 35.6 |
| 142 | Chad | 30.6 |
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