Lista de países por tasa de alfabetización
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Esta es una lista de países por tasa de alfabetización.
La tasa mundial de alfabetización para todas las personas de 15 años o más es del 86,3%. La tasa global de alfabetización para todos los hombres es del 90,0% y la tasa para todas las mujeres es del 82,7%. La tasa varía en todo el mundo: los países desarrollados tienen una tasa del 99,2% (2013), Asia meridional y occidental tiene un 70,2% (2015) y África subsahariana un 64,0% (2015). Más del 75% de los 781 millones de adultos analfabetos del mundo se encuentran en Asia meridional, Asia occidental y África subsahariana, y las mujeres representan casi dos tercios de todos los adultos analfabetos a nivel mundial.
Lista de estados miembros de la ONU por grupo de edad y disparidad de género
Datos publicados por la UNESCO utilizando las siguientes definiciones:
Jóvenes: Porcentaje de personas de 15 a 24 años que pueden leer y escribir con la comprensión de una breve declaración simple sobre su vida cotidiana. Generalmente, la "literacía" también abarca "numeracia", la capacidad de hacer cálculos aritméticos simples.
Adulto: Porcentaje de la población de 25 años y más que puede leer y escribir, con la comprensión de una breve declaración simple sobre su vida cotidiana. Generalmente, la "literacía" también abarca "numeracia", la capacidad de hacer cálculos aritméticos simples.
Anciano: Porcentaje de la población de 65 años y más que puede leer y escribir, con la comprensión de una breve declaración simple sobre su vida cotidiana. Generalmente, la "literacía" también abarca "numeracia", la capacidad de hacer cálculos aritméticos simples.
Índice de paridad de género (PIB): El índice de paridad entre los géneros de la tasa de alfabetización de los jóvenes es la proporción de las tasas de alfabetización femenina y masculina de la población de 15 a 24 años. Por lo general, se interpreta un valor GPI entre 0,97 y 1,03 para indicar la paridad de género.
"*" indica "alfabetización en el país o territorio" o "Educación en el país o territorio" enlaces.
| Country | Youth (15 to 24) |
Adult (25+) |
Elderly (65+) |
Youth Gender Parity Index | ||||
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| Rate | Year | Rate | Year | Rate | Year | Rate | Year | |
 Afghanistan * |
65.0 | 2020 | 31.7 | 2011 | 20.3 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2011 |
 Albania * |
99.2 | 2012 | 97.2 | 2012 | 86.9 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Algeria * |
93.8 | 2008 | 75.1 | 2008 | 19.5 | 2008 | 1.0 | 2008 |
 American Samoa * |
97.7 | 1980 | 97.3 | 1980 | 92.7 | 1980 | 1.0 | 1980 |
 Andorra * |
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 Angola * |
77.4 | 2014 | 66.0 | 2014 | 27.0 | 2014 | 0.8 | 2014 |
 Anguilla * |
99.1 | 1984 | 95.4 | 1984 | 88.0 | 1984 | 1.0 | 1984 |
 Antigua and Barbuda * |
98.9 | 2015 | ||||||
 Argentina * |
99.5 | 2016 | 99.1 | 2016 | 97.9 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Armenia * |
99.8 | 2011 | 99.7 | 2011 | 98.9 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Aruba * |
99.1 | 2010 | 96.8 | 2010 | 88.9 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Australia * |
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 Austria * |
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 Azerbaijan * |
99.9 | 2016 | 99.8 | 2016 | 98.4 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Bahamas |
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 Bahrain * |
97.0 | 2001 | 86.5 | 2001 | 42.3 | 2001 | 1.0 | 2001 |
 Bangladesh * |
94.9 | 2019 | 74.7 | 2019 | 39.4 | 2019 | 1.03 | 2019 |
 Barbados * |
99.9 | 2014 | 99.6 | 2014 | 98.5 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Belarus * |
99.8 | 2009 | 99.6 | 2009 | 98.6 | 2009 | 1.0 | 2009 |
 Belgium * |
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 Belize * |
77.6 | 1991 | 70.3 | 1991 | 44.8 | 1991 | 1.0 | 1991 |
 Benin * |
52.5 | 2012 | 32.9 | 2012 | 7.0 | 2012 | 0.6 | 2012 |
 Bermuda * |
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 Bhutan * |
87.3 | 2012 | 57.0 | 2012 | 14.9 | 2012 | 0.9 | 2012 |
 Bolivia * |
99.4 | 2015 | 92.5 | 2015 | 67.5 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Bonaire |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina * |
99.7 | 2013 | 97.0 | 2013 | 86.0 | 2013 | 1.0 | 2013 |
 Botswana * |
97.7 | 2014 | 87.7 | 2014 | 40.7 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Brazil * |
99.0 | 2015 | 92.0 | 2015 | 74.3 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 British Virgin Islands * |
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 Brunei * |
99.4 | 2011 | 96.1 | 2011 | 61.6 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Bulgaria * |
97.9 | 2011 | 98.4 | 2011 | 97.5 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Burkina Faso * |
50.1 | 2014 | 34.6 | 2014 | 8.4 | 2014 | 0.8 | 2014 |
 Burundi * |
79.6 | 2014 | 61.6 | 2014 | 24.9 | 2014 | 0.9 | 2014 |
 Cape Verde * |
98.1 | 2015 | 86.8 | 2015 | 36.8 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Cambodia * |
92.2 | 2015 | 80.5 | 2015 | 53.1 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Cameroon * |
80.6 | 2010 | 71.3 | 2010 | 26.1 | 2010 | 0.9 | 2010 |
 Canada * |
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 Cayman Islands * |
98.9 | 2007 | 98.9 | 2007 | 94.7 | 2007 | 1.0 | 2007 |
 Central African Republic * |
36.4 | 2010 | 36.8 | 2010 | 35.7 | 2010 | 0.6 | 2010 |
 Chad * |
30.8 | 2016 | 22.3 | 2016 | 7.0 | 2016 | 0.6 | 2016 |
 Chile * |
99.4 | 2015 | 96.9 | 2015 | 89.9 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 China * |
99.8 | 2018 | 96.8 | 2018 | 73.9 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2018 |
 Hong Kong * |
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 Macau * |
99.8 | 2016 | 96.5 | 2016 | 81.2 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Colombia * |
98.7 | 2016 | 94.7 | 2016 | 81.4 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Comoros * |
71.6 | 2012 | 49.2 | 2012 | 12.8 | 2012 | 0.9 | 2012 |
 Congo * |
80.9 | 2011 | 79.3 | 2011 | 73.1 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2011 |
 DR Congo * |
85.0 | 2016 | 77.0 | 2016 | 48.0 | 2016 | 0.9 | 2016 |
 Cook Islands * |
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 Costa Rica * |
99.1 | 2011 | 97.4 | 2011 | 90.4 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Ivory Coast * |
53.0 | 2014 | 43.9 | 2014 | 18.0 | 2014 | 0.8 | 2014 |
 Croatia * |
99.7 | 2011 | 99.1 | 2011 | 97.1 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Cuba * |
99.9 | 2012 | 99.8 | 2012 | 99.2 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Curaçao |
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 Cyprus * |
99.8 | 2011 | 98.7 | 2011 | 93.8 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Czech Republic * |
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 Denmark * |
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 Djibouti * |
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 Dominica * |
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 Dominican Republic * |
98.8 | 2016 | 93.8 | 2016 | 79.8 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Ecuador * |
99.1 | 2016 | 94.4 | 2016 | 77.7 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Egypt * |
93.9 | 2017 | 71.2 | 2017 | 43.2 | 2013 | 1.0 | 2017 |
 El Salvador * |
98.0 | 2016 | 88.5 | 2017 | 65.7 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Equatorial Guinea * |
98.2 | 2014 | 95.0 | 2014 | 67.2 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Eritrea * |
87.0 | 2008 | 64.7 | 2008 | 20.9 | 2008 | 0.9 | 2008 |
 Estonia * |
99.9 | 2011 | 99.9 | 2011 | 99.7 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Eswatini * |
93.5 | 2010 | 83.1 | 2010 | 45.2 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Ethiopia * |
55.0 | 2007 | 39.0 | 2007 | 13.6 | 2007 | 0.7 | 2007 |
 Faroe Islands * |
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 Falkland Islands * |
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 Fiji * |
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 Finland * |
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 France * |
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| French Guiana * |
91.3 | 1982 | 82.9 | 1982 | 69.7 | 1982 | ||
 French Polynesia * |
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 Gabon * |
88.5 | 2012 | 82.3 | 2012 | 60.6 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Gambia * |
60.8 | 2013 | 42.0 | 2013 | 10.4 | 2013 | 0.9 | 2013 |
 Georgia * |
99.7 | 2014 | 99.6 | 2014 | 99.1 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Germany * |
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 Ghana * |
85.7 | 2010 | 71.5 | 2010 | 34.9 | 2010 | 0.9 | 2010 |
 Gibraltar * |
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 Greece * |
98.8 | 2011 | 97.4 | 2011 | 92.5 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Greenland * |
100.0 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 | ||||
 Grenada * |
99.2 | 2014 | 98.6 | 2014 | 96.2 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
| Guadeloupe * |
99.8 | 2014 | 96.0 | 2014 | 82.9 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Guam * |
99.9 | 1990 | 99.4 | 1990 | 95.9 | 1990 | 1.0 | 1990 |
 Guatemala * |
94.4 | 2014 | 81.3 | 2014 | 50.7 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Guinea * |
46.3 | 2014 | 32.0 | 2014 | 13.1 | 2014 | 0.7 | 2014 |
 Guinea-Bissau * |
60.4 | 2014 | 45.6 | 2014 | 19.5 | 2014 | 0.7 | 2014 |
 Guyana * |
96.7 | 2014 | 85.6 | 2014 | 49.9 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Haiti * |
72.3 | 2006 | 48.7 | 2006 | 8.5 | 2006 | 0.9 | 2006 |
 Holy See |
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 Honduras * |
96.1 | 2016 | 89.0 | 2016 | 66.3 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Hungary * |
98.8 | 2014 | 99.1 | 2014 | 99.1 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Iceland * |
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 India * |
95.7 | 2018 | 75.4 | 2018 | 45.4 | 2018 | 0.97 | 2018 |
 Indonesia * |
99.7 | 2016 | 95.4 | 2016 | 70.1 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Iran * |
98.1 | 2016 | 85.5 | 2016 | 36.8 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Iraq * |
93.5 | 2017 | 85.6 | 2017 | 20.4 | 2013 | 0.9 | 2013 |
 Ireland * |
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 Isle of Man * |
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 Israel * |
98.6 | 1983 | 91.8 | 1983 | 79.8 | 1983 | 1.0 | 1983 |
 Italy * |
99.9 | 2011 | 98.8 | 2011 | 96.7 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Jamaica * |
96.3 | 2014 | 88.1 | 2014 | 66.6 | 2014 | 1.1 | 2014 |
 Japan * |
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 Jordan * |
99.1 | 2012 | 97.9 | 2012 | 87.7 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Kazakhstan * |
99.9 | 2010 | 99.8 | 2010 | 99.5 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Kenya * |
86.5 | 2014 | 78.7 | 2014 | 54.0 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Kiribati * |
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 North Korea * |
100.0 | 2008 | 100.0 | 2008 | 100.0 | 2008 | 1.0 | 2008 |
 South Korea * |
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 Kuwait * |
99.2 | 2017 | 96.1 | 2018 | 69.5 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2017 |
 Kyrgyzstan * |
99.8 | 2009 | 99.2 | 2009 | 92.5 | 2009 | 1.0 | 2009 |
 Laos * |
92.5 | 2015 | 84.7 | 2015 | 58.6 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Latvia * |
99.8 | 2011 | 99.9 | 2011 | 99.9 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Lebanon * |
99.2 | 2009 | 91.2 | 2009 | 60.2 | 2009 | 1.0 | 2009 |
 Lesotho * |
86.6 | 2014 | 76.6 | 2014 | 51.4 | 2014 | 1.2 | 2014 |
 Liberia * |
49.1 | 2007 | 42.9 | 2007 | 32.8 | 2007 | 0.6 | 2007 |
 Libya * |
99.6 | 2004 | 86.1 | 2004 | 24.2 | 2004 | 1.0 | 2004 |
 Liechtenstein * |
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 Lithuania * |
99.9 | 2011 | 99.8 | 2011 | 99.8 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Luxembourg * |
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 Madagascar * |
76.8 | 2012 | 71.6 | 2012 | 49.4 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Malawi * |
72.9 | 2015 | 62.1 | 2015 | 35.1 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Malaysia * |
98.2 | 2001 | 89.5 | 2001 | 47.1 | 2001 | 1.0 | 2001 |
 Maldives * |
99.3 | 2014 | 98.6 | 2014 | 92.8 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Mali * |
49.4 | 2015 | 33.1 | 2015 | 13.6 | 2015 | 0.6 | 2015 |
 Malta * |
98.9 | 2011 | 93.3 | 2011 | 85.8 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Marshall Islands * |
98.5 | 2011 | 98.3 | 2011 | 89.4 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Martinique |
99.8 | 2014 | 96.9 | 2014 | 88.1 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Mauritania * |
56.1 | 2007 | 45.5 | 2007 | 26.6 | 2007 | 0.7 | 2007 |
 Mauritius * |
98.1 | 2011 | 93.2 | 2016 | 64.6 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
| Mayotte |
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 Mexico * |
99.1 | 2016 | 94.9 | 2016 | 78.9 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Micronesia * |
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 Monaco * |
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 Mongolia * |
98.5 | 2010 | 98.3 | 2010 | 94.6 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Montenegro * |
99.2 | 2011 | 98.4 | 2011 | 93.9 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Montserrat * |
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 Morocco * |
97.7 | 2018 | 73.8 | 2018 | 34.1 | 2018 | 0.99 | 2018 |
 Mozambique * |
70.5 | 2015 | 56.0 | 2015 | 26.0 | 2015 | 0.8 | 2015 |
 Myanmar * |
84.8 | 2016 | 75.6 | 2016 | 58.2 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Namibia * |
94.4 | 2011 | 88.3 | 2011 | 56.7 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Nauru * |
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 Nepal * |
84.8 | 2011 | 68 | 2018 | 20.8 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2011 |
 Netherlands * |
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 New Caledonia |
99.2 | 2014 | 97.8 | 2014 | 90.6 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 New Zealand * |
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 Nicaragua * |
87.0 | 2005 | 78.0 | 2005 | 49.2 | 2005 | 1.0 | 2005 |
 Niger * |
39.8 | 2012 | 30.6 | 2012 | 13.7 | 2012 | 0.7 | 2012 |
 Nigeria * |
66.4 | 2008 | 51.1 | 2008 | 21.6 | 2008 | 0.8 | 2008 |
 Niue * |
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 North Macedonia * |
98.7 | 2002 | 96.1 | 2002 | 82.5 | 2002 | 1.0 | 2002 |
 Northern Mariana Islands * |
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 Norway * |
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 Oman * |
98.7 | 2017 | 96.1 | 2017 | 41.9 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2017 |
 Pakistan * |
74.5 | 2017 | 59.1 | 2017 | 27.1 | 2017 | 0.83 | 2017 |
 Palau * |
98.7 | 2015 | 96.6 | 2015 | 84.7 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Palestine * |
88 | 2020 | 97 | 2019 | 63.9 | 2016 | 1.13 | 2016 |
 Panama * |
97.6 | 2010 | 94.1 | 2010 | 80.9 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Papua New Guinea * |
67.9 | 2010 | 61.6 | 2010 | 33.0 | 2010 | 1.1 | 2010 |
 Paraguay * |
98.5 | 2016 | 94.7 | 2016 | 77.8 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Peru * |
98.9 | 2016 | 94.1 | 2017 | 77.7 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Philippines * |
98.1 | 2013 | 96.4 | 2013 | 90.1 | 2013 | 1.0 | 2013 |
 Pitcairn Islands |
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 Poland * |
99.8 | 2008 | 98.7 | 2008 | 93.0 | 2008 | 1.0 | 2008 |
 Portugal * |
99.4 | 2011 | 94.5 | 2011 | 80.5 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Puerto Rico * |
98.8 | 2010 | 92.4 | 2017 | 84.5 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Qatar * |
95.9 | 2004 | 89.0 | 2004 | 41.0 | 2004 | 1.0 | 2004 |
 Moldova * |
99.5 | 2012 | 99.1 | 2012 | 95.8 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Romania * |
99.0 | 2011 | 98.6 | 2011 | 96.8 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Russia * |
99.7 | 2010 | 99.7 | 2010 | 99.2 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Rwanda * |
85.1 | 2014 | 70.8 | 2014 | 24.3 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
| Réunion |
95.7 | 1982 | 78.6 | 1982 | 42.0 | 1982 | 1.0 | 1982 |
 Saint Helena * |
96.0 | 1998 | ||||||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis * |
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 Saint Lucia * |
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| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
99.5 | 1982 | 99.3 | 1982 | 98.5 | 1982 | 1.0 | 1982 |
| Saint Martin |
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 Samoa * |
99.2 | 2011 | 99.0 | 2011 | 96.3 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 San Marino * |
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 São Tomé and Príncipe * |
96.7 | 2012 | 90.1 | 2012 | 49.6 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Saudi Arabia * |
99.2 | 2013 | 94.4 | 2013 | 51.4 | 2013 | 1.0 | 2013 |
 Senegal * |
69.5 | 2017 | 51.9 | 2017 | 21.5 | 2013 | 0.8 | 2017 |
 Serbia * |
99.7 | 2016 | 98.8 | 2016 | 96.6 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Seychelles |
99.0 | 2010 | 94.0 | 2010 | 71.5 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Sierra Leone * |
57.0 | 2013 | 32.4 | 2013 | 3.7 | 2013 | 0.8 | 2013 |
 Singapore * |
99.9 | 2016 | 97.0 | 2016 | 84.0 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Sint Maarten |
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 Slovakia * |
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 Slovenia * |
99.8 | 2014 | 99.7 | 2014 | 99.3 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Solomon Islands * |
76.6 | 1999 | ||||||
 Somalia * |
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 South Africa * |
99.0 | 2015 | 94.4 | 2015 | 72.1 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 South Sudan * |
36.7 | 2008 | 26.8 | 2008 | 11.0 | 2008 | 0.7 | 2008 |
 Spain * |
99.6 | 2016 | 98.3 | 2016 | 94.7 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Sri Lanka * |
98.9 | 2017 | 91.9 | 2017 | 81.0 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2017 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * |
98.0 | 1970 | 95.6 | 1970 | 91.0 | 1970 | 1.0 | 1970 |
 Sudan * |
65.8 | 2008 | 53.5 | 2008 | 24.3 | 2008 | 0.9 | 2008 |
 Suriname * |
97.7 | 2012 | 92.9 | 2012 | 76.0 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
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 Sweden * |
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 Switzerland * |
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 Syria * |
92.5 | 2004 | 80.8 | 2004 | 39.0 | 2004 | 1.0 | 2004 |
 Tajikistan * |
99.9 | 2014 | 99.8 | 2014 | 98.1 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Tanzania * |
85.8 | 2015 | 77.9 | 2015 | 43.5 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 Thailand * |
98.1 | 2015 | 92.9 | 2015 | 78.7 | 2015 | 1.0 | 2015 |
 East Timor * |
79.5 | 2010 | 58.3 | 2010 | 11.2 | 2010 | 1.0 | 2010 |
 Togo * |
84.3 | 2015 | 63.7 | 2015 | 20.4 | 2015 | 0.9 | 2015 |
 Tokelau * |
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 Tonga * |
99.4 | 2011 | 99.4 | 2011 | 98.9 | 2011 | 1.0 | 2011 |
 Trinidad and Tobago * |
99.3 | 1990 | 96.9 | 1990 | 82.8 | 1990 | 1.0 | 1990 |
 Tunisia * |
96.2 | 2014 | 79.0 | 2014 | 39.8 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Turkey * |
99.6 | 2016 | 96.2 | 2016 | 88.1 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Turkmenistan * |
99.8 | 2014 | 99.7 | 2014 | 97.6 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Tuvalu * |
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 Uganda * |
83.7 | 2012 | 70.2 | 2012 | 36.1 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 Ukraine * |
100.0 | 2012 | 100.0 | 2012 | 100.0 | 2012 | 1.0 | 2012 |
 United Arab Emirates * |
95.0 | 2005 | 90.0 | 2005 | 42.1 | 2005 | 1.0 | 2005 |
 United Kingdom * |
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 United States * |
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 U.S. Virgin Islands * |
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 Uruguay * |
98.9 | 2017 | 98.6 | 2017 | 97.1 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2017 |
 Uzbekistan * |
100.0 | 2016 | 100.0 | 2016 | 99.8 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Vanuatu * |
95.3 | 2014 | 84.7 | 2014 | 44.2 | 2014 | 1.0 | 2014 |
 Venezuela * |
98.8 | 2016 | 97.1 | 2016 | 88.1 | 2016 | 1.0 | 2016 |
 Vietnam * |
97.1 | 2009 | 95.8 | 2019 | 76.9 | 2009 | 1.0 | 2009 |
| Wallis and Futuna |
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 Western Sahara |
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 Yemen * |
77.0 | 2004 | 54.1 | 2004 | 13.7 | 2004 | 0.7 | 2004 |
 Zambia * |
88.7 | 2010 | 83.0 | 2010 | 52.3 | 2010 | 0.9 | 2010 |
 Zimbabwe * |
90.4 | 2014 | 88.7 | 2014 | 81.1 | 2014 | 1.1 | 2014 |
Lista de estados de miembros y observadores de la ONU por tasa de alfabetización de adultos
"*" indica " alfabetización en el país o territorio " o " educación en país o territorio " enlaces.
| País | Tasa de alfabetización | ||||
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| Total | Hombre | Mujer | brecha de género | Año | |
| Afganistán * | 37,3% | 52.1% | 22.6% | 29.5% | 2021 |
| Albania * | 98,1% | 98,5% | 97,8% | 0,7% | 2018 |
| Argelia * | 81,4% | 87,4% | 75,3% | 12.1% | 2018 |
| Andorra * | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 0,0% | 2016 |
| Angola * | 71,1% | 82,0% | 60,7% | 21.3% | 2015 |
| Antigua y Barbuda * | 99,0% | 98,4% | 99,4% | 1.0% | 2015 |
| Argentina * | 99,0% | 98,9% | 99,1% | 0,2% | 2018 |
| Armenia * | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,7% | 0,1% | 2020 |
| Australia * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Austria * | 98,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Azerbaiyán * | 99,8% | 99,9% | 99,7% | 0,2% | 2019 |
| Bahamas | 96,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bahrein * | 97,5% | 99,9% | 94,9% | 5.0% | 2018 |
| Bangladesh * | 74,66% | 76,56% | 72,82% | 3,72% | 2022 |
| Barbados * | 99,6% | 99,6% | 99,6% | 0,0% | 2014 |
| Belarús * | 99,9% | 99,9% | 99,9% | 0,0% | 2019 |
| Bélgica * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Belice * | 83,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Benin * | 42.4% | 54.0% | 31,1% | 22,9% | 2018 |
| Bhután * | 66,6% | 75,0% | 57,1% | 17.9% | 2017 |
| Bolivia * | 92,5% | 96,5% | 88,6% | 7,9% | 2015 |
| Bosnia y Herzegovina * | 98,5% | 99,5% | 97,5% | 2.0% | 2015 |
| Botswana * | 88,5% | 88,0% | 88,9% | 0,9% | 2015 |
| Brasil * | 93,2% | 93,0% | 93,4% | 0,4% | 2018 |
| Brunei Darussalam* | 97,2% | 98,1% | 93,4% | 4,7% | 2018 |
| Bulgaria * | 98,4% | 98,7% | 98,1% | 0,6% | 2015 |
| Burkina Faso * | 39.3% | 49,2% | 31.0% | 18.2% | 2018 |
| Burundi * | 68,4% | 76,3% | 61,2% | 15,1% | 2017 |
| Cabo Verde * | 86.8% | 91,7% | 82,0% | 9,7% | 2015 |
| Camboya * | 80,5% | 86,5% | 75,0% | 11,5% | 2015 |
| Camerún * | 77,1% | 82,6% | 71,6% | 11,0% | 2018 |
| Canadá * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| República Centroafricana * | 37,4% | 49,5% | 25.8% | 23.7% | 2018 |
| Chad * | 22,3% | 31,3% | 14,0% | 17.3% | 2016 |
| Chile * | 96,3% | 96,3% | 96,3% | 0,0% | 2017 |
| China * | 96,8% | 98,5% | 95,2% | 3.3% | 2018 |
| Colombia * | 95,6% | 95,4% | 95,9% | 0,5% | 2020 |
| Comoras * | 58,8% | 64,6% | 53.0% | 11,6% | 2018 |
| Congo * | 80,3% | 86,1% | 74,6% | 11,5% | 2018 |
| DR Congo * | 77,0% | 88,5% | 66,5% | 22.0% | 2016 |
| Costa Rica * | 97,9% | 97,8% | 97,9% | 0,1% | 2018 |
| Costa de Marfil | 89,9% | 93,1% | 86,7% | 6,4% | 2019 |
| Croacia * | 99,3% | 99,7% | 98,9% | 0,8% | 2015 |
| Cuba * | 99,8% | 99,9% | 99,8% | 0,1% | 2015 |
| Chipre * | 99,1% | 99,5% | 98,7% | 0,8% | 2015 |
| República Checa * | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 0,0% | 2011 |
| Dinamarca * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Djibouti * | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dominica * | 92,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| República Dominicana * | 93,8% | 93,8% | 93,8% | 0,0% | 2016 |
| Ecuador * | 93,6% | 94,8% | 92,5% | 2,3% | 2020 |
| Egipto * | 71,2% | 76,5% | 65,5% | 11,0% | 2017 |
| El Salvador * | 89,1% | 91,3% | 87,3% | 4.0% | 2019 |
| Guinea Ecuatorial * | 95,3% | 97,4% | 93,0% | 4,4% | 2015 |
| Eritrea * | 76,6% | 84.4% | 68,9% | 15,5% | 2018 |
| Estonia * | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,8% | 0,0% | 2015 |
| Etiopía * | 51,8% | 57,2% | 44.4% | 12.8% | 2017 |
| Fiji * | 99,1% | 99,1% | 99,1% | 0,0% | 2018 |
| Finlandia * | 100,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Francia * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gabón * | 84,7% | 85,9% | 83,4% | 2.5% | 2018 |
| Gambia * | 50,8% | 61,8% | 41.6% | 20,2% | 2015 |
| Georgia * | 99,6% | 99,7% | 99,5% | 0,2% | 2019 |
| Alemania * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ghana * | 79,0% | 83,5% | 74,5% | 9.0% | 2018 |
| Grecia * | 97,9% | 98,5% | 97,4% | 1,1% | 2018 |
| Granada * | 98,6% | 98,6% | 98,6% | 0,0% | 2014 |
| Guatemala * | 80,8% | 85,3% | 76,7% | 8.6% | 2018 |
| Guinea * | 39.6% | 54.4% | 27,7% | 26,7% | 2018 |
| Guinea-Bissau * | 59,9% | 71,8% | 48,3% | 23.5% | 2015 |
| Guyana * | 88,5% | 87,2% | 89.8% | 2,6% | 2015 |
| Haití * | 61,7% | 65,3% | 58,3% | 7.0% | 2016 |
| Honduras * | 88,5% | 88,2% | 88,7% | 0,5% | 2019 |
| Hungría * | 99,1% | 99,1% | 99,0% | 0,1% | 2015 |
| Islandia * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| India * | 74,4% | 82,4% | 65,8% | 16.6% | 2018 |
| Indonesia * | 96,0% | 97,4% | 94,6% | 2.8% | 2020 |
| Irán * | 85,5% | 90,4% | 80,8% | 9.6% | 2016 |
| Iraq * | 85,6% | 91,2% | 79,9% | 11,3% | 2017 |
| Irlanda * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Israel * | 97,8% | 98,7% | 96,8% | 1,9% | 2011 |
| Italia * | 99,2% | 99,4% | 99,0% | 0,4% | 2018 |
| Jamaica * | 88,7% | 84.0% | 93,1% | 9.1% | 2015 |
| Japón * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jordania * | 98,2% | 98,6% | 97,8% | 0,8% | 2018 |
| Kazajstán * | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,7% | 0,1% | 2018 |
| Kenya * | 81,5% | 85,0% | 78,2% | 6,8% | 2018 |
| Kiribati * | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Corea del Norte * | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 0,0% | 2015 |
| Corea del Sur * | 98,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kuwait * | 96,5% | 97,1% | 95,4% | 1,7% | 2020 |
| Kirguistán * | 99,6% | 99,7% | 99,5% | 0,2% | 2018 |
| Laos * | 84,7% | 90,0% | 79,4% | 10,6% | 2015 |
| Letonia * | 99,9% | 99,9% | 99,9% | 0,0% | 2018 |
| Líbano * | 95,1% | 96,9% | 93,3% | 3.6% | 2018 |
| Lesotho * | 79,4% | 70,1% | 88,3% | 18.2% | 2015 |
| Liberia * | 48,3% | 62,7% | 34.1% | 28.6% | 2017 |
| Libia * | 91,0% | 96,7% | 85,6% | 11,1% | 2015 |
| Liechtenstein * | 100,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lituania * | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,8% | 0,0% | 2015 |
| Luxemburgo * | 100,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Madagascar * | 76,7% | 78,4% | 75,1% | 3.3% | 2018 |
| Malawi * | 62,1% | 69,8% | 55,2% | 14,6% | 2015 |
| Malasia * | 95,0% | 96,2% | 93,6% | 2,6% | 2019 |
| Maldivas * | 97,7% | 97,3% | 98,1% | 0,8% | 2016 |
| Malí * | 35,5% | 46.2% | 25.7% | 20.5% | 2018 |
| Malta * | 94,5% | 93,0% | 96,0% | 3.0% | 2018 |
| Islas Marshall * | 98,3% | 98,3% | 98,2% | 0,1% | 2011 |
| Mauritania * | 53.5% | 63,7% | 43.4% | 20.3% | 2017 |
| Mauricio * | 91,3% | 93,4% | 89,4% | 4.0% | 2018 |
| México * | 95,2% | 96,1% | 94,5% | 1,6% | 2020 |
| Micronesia * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Moldova * | 99,4% | 99,7% | 99,1% | 0,6% | 2015 |
| Mónaco * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mongolia * | 99,2% | 99,1% | 99,2% | 0,1% | 2020 |
| Montenegro * | 98,8% | 99,5% | 98,3% | 1,2% | 2018 |
| Marruecos * | 73,8% | 83,3% | 64,6% | 18.7% | 2018 |
| Mozambique * | 60,7% | 72,6% | 50,3% | 22,3% | 2017 |
| Myanmar * | 89,1% | 92,4% | 86,3% | 6,1% | 2019 |
| Namibia * | 91,5% | 91,6% | 91,4% | 0,2% | 2018 |
| Nauru * | 95,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nepal * | 67,9% | 78,6% | 59,7% | 18.9% | 2018 |
| Países Bajos * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nueva Zelandia * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nicaragua * | 82,6% | 82,4% | 82,8% | 0,4% | 2015 |
| Níger * | 35.1% | 43,6% | 26,7% | 16.9% | 2018 |
| Nigeria * | 62,0% | 71,3% | 52.7% | 18.6% | 2018 |
| North Macedonia * | 98,4% | 99,1% | 97,6% | 1,5% | 2020 |
| Noruega * | 100,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Omán * | 95,7% | 97,0% | 92,7% | 4,3% | 2018 |
| Pakistán * | 58,0% | 69,3% | 46.5% | 22,8% | 2019 |
| Palau * | 96,6% | 96,8% | 96,3% | 0,5% | 2015 |
| Panamá * | 95,7% | 98,8% | 95,4% | 3,4% | 2019 |
| Papua Nueva Guinea * | 64,2% | 65,6% | 62,8% | 2.8% | 2015 |
| Paraguay * | 94,5% | 94,9% | 94,2% | 0,7% | 2020 |
| Perú * | 94,5% | 97,0% | 92,0% | 5.0% | 2020 |
| Filipinas * | 96,3% | 95,7% | 96,9% | 1,2% | 2019 |
| Polonia * | 99,8% | 99,9% | 99,7% | 0,2% | 2015 |
| Portugal * | 96,1% | 97,4% | 95,1% | 2,3% | 2018 |
| Palestina * | 97% | 99% | 96% | 3% | 2019 |
| Qatar * | 93,5% | 92,4% | 94,7% | 2,3% | 2017 |
| Rumania * | 98,8% | 99,1% | 98,6% | 0,5% | 2018 |
| Rusia * | 99,7% | 99,7% | 99,7% | 0,0% | 2018 |
| Rwanda * | 73,2% | 77,6% | 69,4% | 8.2% | 2018 |
| Saint Kitts y Nevis * | 97,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Santa Lucía * | 90,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| San Vicente y las Granadinas * | 96,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Samoa * | 99,1% | 99,0% | 99,2% | 0,2% | 2018 |
| San Marino * | 99,9% | 99,9% | 99,9% | 0,0% | 2018 |
| Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 92,8% | 96,2% | 89,5% | 6,7% | 2018 |
| Arabia Saudita * | 97,6% | 98,6% | 96,0% | 2,6% | 2020 |
| Senegal * | 51,9% | 64,8% | 39.8% | 25.0% | 2017 |
| Serbia * | 99,5% | 99,9% | 99,1% | 0,8% | 2019 |
| Seychelles | 95,9% | 95,4% | 96,4% | 1.0% | 2018 |
| Sierra Leona * | 43,2% | 51,6% | 39.8% | 11,8% | 2018 |
| Singapur * | 97,5% | 98,9% | 96,1% | 2.8% | 2019 |
| Eslovaquia * | 100,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Eslovenia * | 99,7% | 99,7% | 99,7% | 0,0% | 2015 |
| Islas Salomón * | 77,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Somalia * | 39.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sudáfrica * | 95,0% | 95,5% | 94,5% | 1.0% | 2019 |
| Sudán del Sur * | 34.5% | 40.3% | 28.9% | 11,4% | 2018 |
| España * | 98,6% | 99,0% | 98,2% | 0,8% | 2020 |
| Sri Lanka * | 92,3% | 93,0% | 91,6% | 1,4% | 2019 |
| Sudán * | 60,7% | 65,4% | 56.1% | 9,3% | 2018 |
| Suriname * | 94,4% | 96,1% | 92,7% | 3,4% | 2018 |
| Eswatini * | 88,4% | 88,3% | 88,5% | 0,2% | 2018 |
| Suecia * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Suiza * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Siria * | 86.4% | 91,7% | 81,0% | 10,7% | 2015 |
 Taiwán * | 98,70% | 99,73% | 97,69% | 2.05% | 2017 |
| Tayikistán * | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,7% | 0,1% | 2015 |
| Tanzania * | 77,9% | 83,2% | 73,1% | 10.1% | 2015 |
| Tailandia * | 93,8% | 95,2% | 92,4% | 2.8% | 2018 |
| Timor Oriental * | 68,1% | 71,9% | 64,2% | 7.7% | 2018 |
| Togo * | 66,5% | 80,0% | 55,1% | 24,9% | 2019 |
| Tonga * | 99,4% | 99,4% | 99,5% | 0,1% | 2018 |
| Trinidad y Tobago * | 99,0% | 99,2% | 98,7% | 0,5% | 2015 |
| Túnez * | 81,8% | 89,6% | 74,2% | 15,4% | 2015 |
| Turquía * | 96,7% | 99,1% | 94,4% | 4,7% | 2019 |
| Turkmenistán * | 99,7% | 99,8% | 99,6% | 0,2% | 2015 |
| Tuvalu * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Uganda * | 76,5% | 82,7% | 70,8% | 11,9% | 2018 |
| Ucrania * | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,7% | 0,1% | 2015 |
| Emiratos Árabes Unidos * | 97,6% | 98,0% | 96,9% | 1,1% | 2019 |
| Reino Unido * | 99,0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Estados Unidos * | 86.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Uruguay * | 98,8% | 98,5% | 99,0% | 0,5% | 2019 |
| Uzbekistán * | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 0,0% | 2019 |
| Vanuatu * | 87,5% | 88,3% | 86,7% | 1,6% | 2018 |
| Venezuela * | 97,1% | 97,0% | 97,2% | 0,2% | 2016 |
| Vietnam * | 95,8% | 97,0% | 94,6% | 2,4% | 2019 |
| Yemen * | 70,1% | 85,1% | 55,0% | 30,1% | 2015 |
| Zambia * | 86,7% | 90,6% | 83,1% | 7.5% | 2018 |
| Zimbabwe * | 86,5% | 88,5% | 84,6% | 3,9% | 2015 |
| Mundo | 86,7% | 90,1% | 83,3% | 6,8% | 2020 |
Lista de otros estados y territorios
| Territorio | Tasa de alfabetización (todas) | Alfabetización masculina | Alfabeto femenino | Diferencia de género | Año | Nota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | 97,5% | 97,5% | 97,5% | 0,0% | 2015 | Un país constitutivo del Reino de los Países Bajos. |
| Islas Caimán | 98,9% | 98,7% | 99,0% | −0,3% | 2007 | Un territorio extranjero del Reino Unido. |
| Guadalupe | 96,5% | 96,4% | 96,6% | −0,2% | 2015 | Overseas region/department of France. |
| Guam | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,8% | 0,0% | 2015 | Un territorio no incorporado y organizado de los Estados Unidos. |
 Kosovo | 91,9% | 96,6% | 87,5% | 9.1% | 2003 | Miembro de dos organismos especializados de las Naciones Unidas (Grupo del Banco Mundial y Fondo Monetario Internacional). Es reclamado por Serbia. |
| Macau | 96,2% | 98,0% | 94,6% | 3,4% | 2015 | Una región administrativa especial de China. |
| Martinica | 97,0% | 97,6% | 96,4% | 1,2% | 2015 | Overseas region/department of France. |
 Nueva Caledonia | 96,9% | 97,3% | 96,5% | 0,8% | 2015 | Overseas region/department of France. |
| Puerto Rico | 93,3% | 92,8% | 93,8% | −1.0% | 2015 | Territorio no incorporado de los Estados Unidos. |
| Reunión | 93,9% | 93,2% | 94,5% | - 1,3% | 2015 | Overseas region/department of France. |
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