Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Adult literacy rate (%)

2000200520102011201220132014201520162018201920202021
Bulgaria98.35
Cyprus98.68
Estonia99.7799.89
Italy98.8599.35
Latvia99.7599.90
Lithuania99.82
Portugal94.48
Romania98.6099.16
Spain97.7597.7597.7897.8998.0898.0998.1498.2598.4498.5999.70
Malta92.3693.31