Countries with the Highest Illiteracy Rates

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Countries with the Highest Illiteracy Rates in the World
Rank	Country	Adult Illiteracy Rate
1	Niger	84.3%
2	Burkina Faso	77.0%
3	Afghanistan	63.7%
4	Sierra Leone	63.7%
5	Gambia, the	63.5%
6	Guinea-Bissau	63.2%
7	Senegal	62.7%
8	Benin	62.5%
9	Ethiopia	61.3%
10	Mauritania	60.1%

Source: CIA World Factbook

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