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China vs India: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.74, compared to India's 78.16. That makes China's value 23.8% higher than India's.

China

Not reported

China trend
Latest (2020)
96.74
Year-over-year
+1.7%
10-year change
+1.7%
Peak
96.74 (2020)
Trough
95.12 (2010)

India

Rank #25 of 29 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
78.16
Year-over-year
-4.3%
Peak
81.70 (2023)
Trough
62.75 (2006)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.