Literacy rate in North America in 2022 — 98.79%. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 0.17 pp.
2003–2022 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.79 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 98.79 | +0.02 pp |
| 2020 | 98.77 | +0.01 pp |
| 2019 | 98.76 | +0 pp |
| 2018 | 98.76 | +0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 98.75 | — |
| 2008 | 98.69 | +0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 98.67 | +0.01 pp |
| 2006 | 98.66 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 98.64 | +0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 98.63 | +0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 98.62 | — |
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What share of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
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