Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Literate and illiterate world population

Cape Verde

11.5%

in 2024

Lesotho

9.6%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

52nd

Lesotho rank

55th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Cape Verde currently reports 11.5% against 9.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Globally, Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Lesotho ranks 55th 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.