Cambodia vs Madagascar: Literate and illiterate world population

Cambodia

28.1%

in 2021

Madagascar

25.3%

in 2021

Cambodia rank

28th

Madagascar rank

31st

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Cambodia currently reports 28.1% against 25.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Globally, Cambodia ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 31st 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.