This statistic depicts the countries with the lowest literacy rates worldwide as of 2012. As of that year, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Mali were the countries with the lowest percentage of literate persons among their population aged 15 years and over.
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Countries with the lowest literacy rates worldwide as of 2012*
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WHO. (May 27, 2015). Countries with the lowest literacy rates worldwide as of 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280187/countries-with-lowest-literacy-rates-worldwide/
WHO. "Countries with the lowest literacy rates worldwide as of 2012*." Chart. May 27, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280187/countries-with-lowest-literacy-rates-worldwide/
WHO. (2015). Countries with the lowest literacy rates worldwide as of 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280187/countries-with-lowest-literacy-rates-worldwide/
WHO. "Countries with The Lowest Literacy Rates Worldwide as of 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280187/countries-with-lowest-literacy-rates-worldwide/
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