Morocco vs Mozambique: Literate and illiterate world population

Morocco

35.7%

in 2014

Mozambique

38.3%

in 2022

Morocco rank

17th

Mozambique rank

15th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Mozambique currently reports 38.3% against 35.7% in Morocco, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Globally, Morocco ranks 17th and Mozambique ranks 15th 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.