Lesotho vs Thailand: Literate and illiterate world population

Lesotho

9.6%

in 2024

Thailand

8.9%

in 2022

Lesotho rank

55th

Thailand rank

57th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Lesotho currently reports 9.6% against 8.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 57th 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.