Algeria vs Ghana: Literate and illiterate world population

Algeria

24.9%

in 2008

Ghana

23.5%

in 2021

Algeria rank

32nd

Ghana rank

35th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Algeria currently reports 24.9% against 23.5% in Ghana, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Globally, Algeria ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th 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

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