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Country Literacy (%) Afghanistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: 21% (1999 est.) Albania definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: 79.5% (2003 est.) Algeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: 61% (2003 est.) American Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.) Andorra definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% Angola definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8%
male: 82.1%
female: 53.8% (2001 est.) Anguilla definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.) Antigua and Barbuda definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 85.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.) Argentina definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.) Armenia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.) Aruba definition: NA
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA% Australia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Austria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA
female: NA Azerbaijan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.) Bahamas, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.) Bahrain definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1%
male: 91.9%
female: 85% (2003 est.) Bangladesh definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.) Barbados definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002 est.) Belarus definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.) Belgium definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Belize definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: 94.1% (2003 est.) Benin definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 33.6%
male: 46.4%
female: 22.6% (2002 est.) Bermuda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (2005 est.) Bhutan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.) Bolivia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: 81.6% (2003 est.) Bosnia and Herzegovina definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 98.4%
female: 91.1% (2000 est.) Botswana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: 82.4% (2003 est.) Brazil definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: 86.6% (2003 est.) British Virgin Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Brunei definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 91.4% (2002) Bulgaria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.) Burkina Faso definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 26.6%
male: 36.9%
female: 16.6% (2003 est.) Burma definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.3%
male: 89.2%
female: 81.4% (2002) Burundi definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: 45.2% (2003 est.) Cambodia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1% (2004 est.) Cameroon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: 73.4% (2003 est.) Canada definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Cape Verde definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) Cayman Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.) Central African Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: 39.9% (2003 est.) Chad definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: 39.3% (2003 est.) Chile definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.) China definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 86.5% (2002) Christmas Island NA Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA Colombia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: 92.6% (2003 est.) Comoros definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.) Congo, Democratic Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 65.5%
male: 76.2%
female: 55.1% (2003 est.) Congo, Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) Cook Islands definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA% Costa Rica definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.) Cote d'Ivoire definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: 43.6% (2003 est.) Croatia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
male: 99.4%
female: 97.8% (2003 est.) Cuba definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: 96.9% (2003 est.) Cyprus definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2003 est.) Czech Republic definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Denmark definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Djibouti definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.) Dominica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.) Dominican Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: 84.8% (2003 est.) East Timor definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2002) Ecuador definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: 91% (2003 est.) Egypt definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.) El Salvador definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.) Equatorial Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) Eritrea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.) Estonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.) Ethiopia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA Faroe Islands definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: probably 100%, the same as Denmark proper Fiji definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.) Finland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.) France definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) French Guiana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82% (1982 est.) French Polynesia definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.) Gabon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.) Gambia, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.) Gaza Strip definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 87.4% (2003 est.) Georgia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2004 est.) Germany definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Ghana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.8%
male: 82.7%
female: 67.1% (2003 est.) Gibraltar definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA
female: NA Greece definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.) Greenland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2001 est.) Grenada definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.) Guadeloupe definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.) Guam definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.) Guatemala definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: 63.3% (2003 est.) Guernsey definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.) Guinea-Bissau definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.) Guyana definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.5% (2003 est.) Haiti definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: 51.2% (2003 est.) Holy See (Vatican City) definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% Honduras definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: 76.3% (2003 est.) Hong Kong definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002) Hungary definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: 99.3% (2003 est.) Iceland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) India definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.5%
male: 70.2%
female: 48.3% (2003 est.) Indonesia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 83.4% (2002 est.) Iran definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003 est.) Iraq definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: 24.4% (2003 est.) Ireland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Isle of Man definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Israel definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.) Italy definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99%
female: 98.3% (2003 est.) Jamaica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.) Japan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2002) Jersey definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Jordan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: 86.3% (2003 est.) Kazakhstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.) Kenya definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.) Kiribati definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA Korea, North definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% Korea, South definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002) Kuwait definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.) Kyrgyzstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 est.) Laos definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.4%
male: 77.4%
female: 55.5% (2002) Latvia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.) Lebanon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.) Lesotho definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: 94.5% (2003 est.) Liberia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6% (2003 est.) Libya definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.) Liechtenstein definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% Lithuania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.) Luxembourg definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.) Macau definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: 92% (2003 est.) Macedonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 est.) Madagascar definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.) Malawi definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: 49.8% (2003 est.) Malaysia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: 85.4% (2002) Maldives definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.3% (2003 est.) Mali definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.) Malta definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.) Marshall Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999) Martinique definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: 98.1% (2003 est.) Mauritania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: 31.9% (2003 est.) Mauritius definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: 82.7% (2003 est.) Mayotte definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA Mexico definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.) Micronesia, Federated States of definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.) Moldova definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: 98.7% (2003 est.) Monaco definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Mongolia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2002) Montserrat definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.) Morocco definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: 39.4% (2003 est.) Mozambique definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.) Namibia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: 83.7% (2003 est.) Nauru definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA Nepal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: 27.6% (2003 est.) Netherlands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Netherlands Antilles definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.) New Caledonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.) New Zealand definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Nicaragua definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.) Niger definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: 9.7% (2003 est.) Nigeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.) Niue definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA Norfolk Island NA Northern Mariana Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.) Norway definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% Oman definition: NA
total population: 75.8%
male: 83.1%
female: 67.2% Pakistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 61.7%
female: 35.2% (2004 est.) Palau definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.) Panama definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.) Papua New Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: 57.7% (2002) Paraguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.) Peru definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.7%
male: 93.5%
female: 82.1% (2004 est.) Philippines definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2002) Pitcairn Islands NA Poland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.) Portugal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.) Puerto Rico definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.) Qatar definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004 est.) Reunion definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: 90.8% (2003 est.) Romania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (2003 est.) Russia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.) Rwanda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.) Saint Helena definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.) Saint Kitts and Nevis definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.) Saint Lucia definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.) Saint Pierre and Miquelon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.) Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.) San Marino definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% (1976 est.) Sao Tome and Principe definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.) Saudi Arabia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.) Senegal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: 30.7% (2003 est.) Serbia and Montenegro definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.4%
male: 98.9%
female: 94.1% (2002 est.) Seychelles definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2003 est.) Sierra Leone definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 29.6%
male: 39.8%
female: 20.5% (2000 est.) Singapore definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2002) Slovakia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2001 est.) Slovenia definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% Solomon Islands definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA Somalia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.) South Africa definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.) Spain definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.) Sri Lanka definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: 90% (2003 est.) Sudan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.) Suriname definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88%
male: 92.3%
female: 84.1% (2000 est.) Svalbard NA Swaziland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: 80.8% (2003 est.) Sweden definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Switzerland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Syria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 89.7%
female: 64% (2003 est.) Taiwan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003) Tajikistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.1% (2003 est.) Tanzania definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.9%
female: 70.7% (2003 est.) Thailand definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2002) Togo definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.) Tokelau NA Tonga definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 99% (1999 est.) Trinidad and Tobago definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.) Tunisia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 est.) Turkey definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: 78.7% (2003 est.) Turkmenistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.) Turks and Caicos Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.) Tuvalu NA Uganda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: 60.4% (2003 est.) Ukraine definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.) United Arab Emirates definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.) United Kingdom definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) United States definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Uruguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.) Uzbekistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.) Vanuatu definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA Venezuela definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: 93.1% (2003 est.) Vietnam definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.9% (2002) Virgin Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90-95% est.
male: NA%
female: NA% (2005 est.) Wallis and Futuna definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.) West Bank definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 87.4% (2003 est.) Western Sahara NA World definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: 77%
note: over two-thirds of the world's 785 million illiterate adults are found in only eight countries (India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Egypt); of all the illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, South and West Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab states, where around one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 est.) Yemen definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.) Zambia definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.) Zimbabwe definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.) This page was last updated on 2 May, 2006