Jordan vs Paraguay: Literate and illiterate world population

Jordan

5.6%

in 2024

Paraguay

5.1%

in 2024

Jordan rank

72nd

Paraguay rank

75th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Jordan currently reports 5.6% against 5.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.

Globally, Jordan ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 75th 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.