Canada vs Turkey: Literate and illiterate world population

Canada

2.5%

in 1950

Turkey

2.7%

in 2021

Canada rank

94th

Turkey rank

92nd

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Turkey currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Globally, Canada ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 92nd 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.