India vs Uganda: Literate and illiterate world population

India

21.8%

in 2024

Uganda

23.0%

in 2024

India rank

37th

Uganda rank

36th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Uganda currently reports 23.0% against 21.8% in India, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

Globally, India ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 36th 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.