Read a text message on a mobile phone (% with a phone, age 15+)

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06/10/2025 02:00

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Read a text message on a mobile phone (% with a phone, age 15+)

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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Read a text message on a mobile phone (% with a phone, age 15+)

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SMS reading rate among phone users by country in 2024 (read a text message on a mobile phone (% with a phone, age 15+))

In 2024, Lebanon had the highest value (97.35) among 75 countries, while Chad had the lowest (34).

#	Country	Value
1	Lebanon	97.35
2	Argentina	96.32
3	Kyrgyz Republic	93.76
4	Costa Rica	93.66
5	Venezuela, RB	93.06
6	Belize	93.06
7	Turkiye	92.99
8	Malaysia	92
9	Ecuador	90.89
10	Indonesia	90.66
11	Paraguay	90.16
12	Zimbabwe	90.14
13	Mongolia	89.98
14	West Bank and Gaza	89.84
15	South Africa	89.71
16	Mexico	89.67
17	Colombia	89.61
18	Dominican Republic	89.6
19	Brazil	89.57
20	Panama	88.82
21	Jordan	88.46
22	Gabon	87.18
23	Peru	86
24	Honduras	85.72
25	Bolivia	84.37
26	Kenya	82.78
27	Uzbekistan	82.56
28	Madagascar	81.88
29	Eswatini	81.68
30	Botswana	81.57
75	Chad	34

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