India vs Laos: Literate and illiterate world population

India

21.8%

in 2024

Laos

24.4%

in 2023

India rank

37th

Laos rank

34th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Laos currently reports 24.4% against 21.8% in India, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Globally, India ranks 37th and Laos ranks 34th 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.