Highest literacy rate

Of the eight countries with a literacy rate of 100% in 2013, six are located in Europe: Andorra, Finland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway and Vatican City; one in North America, Greenland, and one in Asia, North Korea. The definitions for the countries in this record are as follows: Andorra, Finland, Greenland, Luxembourg, North Korea, Norway, Vatican City definition: age 15 and over can read and write; Liechtenstein definition: age 10 and over can read and write.

These statistics are according to the CIA Factbook (as of 2013), which defines literacy as the ability to read and write at a specified age.