Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita, 2021

Share of people aged 15+ who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflationand differences in the cost of living between countries.

GDP per capita$1,000$10,000$100,000$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Literacy rate0%50%100%ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanRussiaRussiaEthiopiaEthiopiaPhilippinesPhilippinesDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoItalyItalyKenyaKenyaMozambiqueMozambiqueNigerNigerMaliMaliZambiaZambiaBelarusBelarusBhutanBhutanBruneiBruneiBurundiBurundiChadChadEast TimorEast TimorOmanOmanSenegalSenegalSingaporeSingaporeAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)