Honduras vs Namibia: Literate and illiterate world population

Honduras

11.8%

in 2024

Namibia

12.4%

in 2023

Honduras rank

51st

Namibia rank

48th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Namibia currently reports 12.4% against 11.8% in Honduras, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Honduras ahead.

Globally, Honduras ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 48th 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.