Democratic Republic of Congo vs East Timor: Literate and illiterate world population

Democratic Republic of Congo

31.5%

in 2023

East Timor

30.6%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

21st

East Timor rank

23rd

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 31.5% against 30.6% in East Timor, a difference of 0.9%.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 23rd 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.