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The percentage of the population, age 15 years or older, who has the ability to read, write, and use arithmetic. Some countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia do not report these rates to UNESCO.

World Bank

A world map shows literacy rates. Dark purple (more than 98 percent): Russia, Argentina, Poland, Ukraine, and Mongolia. Purple to light purple (70 to 98 percent): China, Brazil, India. Very light purple (less than 70 percent): Countries in central Africa.

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Literacy Rate

Adult Obesity Rate

Change in Gender Inequality Index, 2011-2021

Iron Ore Production by Country

European Union (EU)

Major Cities of More than 5 Million

Class

Rank

Percent

Class

Rank

Percent

Class

Rank

Percentage of change

Class

Rank

Thousand metric tons

Value

Hyderabad

Bangkok

Lima

Paris

Jakarta

Bogotá

Chennai

Moscow

Shenzhen

Bangalore

Rio de Janeiro

Lahore

Tianjin

Guangzhou

Manila

Kolkata

Buenos Aires

Lagos

Kinshasa

Karachi

Chongqing

Osaka

Mumbai

Beijing

Cairo

Mexico City

São Paulo

Dhaka

Shanghai

Delhi

Tokyo

Monterrey

Hanoi

Nairobi

Chattogram

Ankara

Guadalajara

Addis Ababa

Fukuoka

Saint Petersburg

Alexandria

Yangon

Abidjan

Barcelona

Jinan

Zhengzhou

Qingdao

Dalian

Johannesburg

Belo Horizonte

Khartoum

Toronto

Madrid

Harbin

Santiago

Pune

Dongguan

Foshan

Shenyang

Riyadh

Hong Kong

Baghdad

Dar es Salaam

Surat

Suzhou

Hangzhou

Kuala Lumpur

Ahmedabad

Wuhan

Xi’an

Ho Chi Minh City

Tehran

Nagoya

London

Chengdu

Nanjing

Seoul

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