Hungary vs Romania: Literate and illiterate world population

Hungary

1.1%

in 1980

Romania

0.8%

in 2021

Hungary rank

115th

Romania rank

118th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Hungary currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.

Globally, Hungary ranks 115th and Romania ranks 118th 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.