WHO WE ARE
Leadership, organization, and history
WHAT WE DO
Projects, products, and services
WHERE WE WORK
Countries and regions
UNDERSTANDING POVERTY
Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development
WORK WITH US
Jobs, procurement, training, and events

Where can I find data on literacy rates for high-income countries?

We obtain our literacy data from UNESCO, which estimates that developed countries have a literacy rate of more than 95%. The World Bank literacy data from UNESCO includes data for some high income countries like Singapore, however does not include data for OECD members.

Thank you for visiting the World Bank's Data Help Desk. Please review the terms of use for this website. Your continued use of this website constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Developer Info

Searching…

No results.
Clear search results

Give feedback
- General Suggestions 0 ideas
- New Data 0 ideas
- Website Improvements 0 ideas
Knowledge Base
- Country Classification4 articles
- Currencies3 articles
- Data Compilation Methodology12 articles
- Data Not Available7 articles
- Data Updates3 articles
- DataBank13 articles
- Developer Information15 articles
- External Debt5 articles
- Finance/Lending1 article
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)2 articles
- Gender Data Portal11 articles
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)/Gross National Income (GNI)4 articles
- ICP/PPPs1 article
- International Comparison Program (ICP)2 articles
- Microdata15 articles
- Open Data Training 1 article
- Other4 articles
- Poverty Data10 articles
- Private Sector (IFC)1 article
- Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS)6 articles
- Quarterly Public Sector Debt2 articles
- Subnational Data6 articles
- World Development Indicators (WDI)10 articles
- World Development Report (WDR)1 article
- All articles
World Bank Data

We're glad you're here

Searching…

Contact support

Give feedback

Knowledge Base

World Bank Data