Canada vs Singapore: Literate and illiterate world population

Canada

2.5%

in 1950

Singapore

2.4%

in 2021

Canada rank

94th

Singapore rank

95th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Canada currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

Globally, Canada ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 95th 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.