UNESCO conferred its International Literacy Prizes 2026 on six literacy initiatives from six countries. The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize went to initiatives from Colombia, the Netherlands and Nigeria for multilingual and mother-language-based literacy. The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy went to initiatives from Lebanon, Mexico and Thailand, covering displaced youth, community literacy and multilingual learning. Each laureate gets US$30,000, a medal and a diploma. The prizes have been given since 1967.