25 Countries With Highest Literacy Rate In The World

10. Georgia (99.8%)

Education in Georgia is mandatory for all children aged 6–14. Tbilisi State Medical University is the home to several major institutions of higher education in Georgia.

9. Poland (99.8%)

In Poland, there are 500 higher-level institutions, 18 fully accredited traditional universities, 20 technical universities, 9 independent medical universities, 5 universities for the study of economics, 9 agricultural academies, 3 pedagogical universities, a theological academy, 3 maritime service universities and 4 national military academies.

8. Estonia (99.8%)

There are currently 589 schools in Estonia. Education in Estonia is divided into general, vocational, and hobby. Some of the best-known scientists are related to Estonia.

7. Latvia (99.9%)

The Latvian policy of science & technology sets out the long term goal i.e., transition from labour-consuming economy to knowledge-based economy. The highest numbers of inventions, which are patented, are made in the branch of medical chemistry.

6. Lithuania (99.8%)

According to the World Bank, the literacy rate among Lithuanians aged 15 years and older is 100%. However, Lithuanian teachers‘ salaries are lowest in entire EU.

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5. Liechtenstein (100%)

Within Liechtenstein, there are 4 main centers for higher education: University of Liechtenstein, Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein Institute and International Academy of Philosophy, Liechtenstein

4. Vatican City – Holy See (100%)

The Vatican Library represents one of the largest existing sources of information on the development of the Western world. Gregorian University (largest school) was founded in 1551, which offers religious educations in topics like canon law and theology.

3. North Korea (100% approx.)

Here, the study of natural sciences is greatly emphasized while social sciences are neglected. Most of the graduates from the compulsory program do not attend university but begin their obligatory military services.

2. Greenland (100%)

Many Greenlanders attend universities in Denmark or elsewhere because education is organised in a similar way to Denmark.

1. Andorra (100%)

Education up to secondary level is free for all citizens by the government. There are three systems of school, Andorran, French and Spanish – parents may choose which system their children attend. Andorra is the No.1 in our list of countries with highest literacy rate in the world.

NOTE: Country rankings of the type presented above cannot pretend to be definitive; instead they aspire only to provide the reader with an approximation of the high and low ends on a particular scale. Country data vary enormously depending on the sources, and the absence of reliable data on some countries requires their omission, which will further skew the results.

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Few more countries with highest literacy rate (99%):-

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom