Democratic Republic of Congo vs Haiti: Literate and illiterate world population

Democratic Republic of Congo

31.5%

in 2023

Haiti

32.0%

in 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

21st

Haiti rank

19th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Haiti currently reports 32.0% against 31.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Haiti ranks 19th 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.