Algeria vs Comoros: Literate and illiterate world population

Algeria

24.9%

in 2008

Comoros

24.4%

in 2021

Algeria rank

32nd

Comoros rank

33rd

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Algeria currently reports 24.9% against 24.4% in Comoros, a difference of 0.5%.

Globally, Algeria ranks 32nd and Comoros ranks 33rd of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.