19. Slovenia
Population with tertiary education: 40.8%
Slovenia ranks 19th in our list of the top countries with the highest literacy rates in the world in 2017. Adult literacy rate in Slovenia from the age of 15 and above is 99.7%! Moreover, this ‘educated’ country’s government spends 5.7% of GDP in this field. One of the most known universities which is also attractive for student exchanges is the one in its main city, Ljubljana.