Angola vs Bhutan: Literate and illiterate world population

Angola

31.8%

in 2023

Bhutan

35.1%

in 2022

Angola rank

20th

Bhutan rank

18th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Bhutan currently reports 35.1% against 31.8% in Angola, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

Globally, Angola ranks 20th and Bhutan ranks 18th 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.