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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: 93% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Algeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.6%
male: 73.9%
female: 49% (1995 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: NA%
female: NA% Angola definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 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: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1960 est.) Argentina definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.2% (1995 est.) Armenia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1989 est.) Aruba definition: NA
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA% Australia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 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: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.) Bahamas, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: 98% (1995 est.) Bahrain definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.5%
male: 91.6%
female: 84.2% (2002 est.) Bangladesh definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56%
male: 63%
female: 49% (2000 est.) Barbados definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.) Belarus definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.) Belgium definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA% Belize definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.3%
male: 70.3%
female: 70.3% (1991 est.)
note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75% Benin definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.5%
male: 52.2%
female: 23.6% (2000) Bermuda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1970 est.) Bhutan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.) Bolivia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 90.5%
female: 76% (1995 est.) Bosnia and Herzegovina definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Botswana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.8%
male: 80.5%
female: 59.9% (1995 est.) Brazil definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.3%
male: 83.3%
female: 83.2% (1995 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: 88.2%
male: 92.6%
female: 83.4% (1995 est.) Bulgaria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1999) Burkina Faso definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36% (2001)
male: NA%
female: NA% Burma definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 88.7%
female: 77.7% (1995 est.)
note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.) Burundi definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.3%
male: 49.3%
female: 22.5% (1995 est.) Cambodia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35%
male: 48%
female: 22% (1990 est.) Cameroon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.4%
male: 75%
female: 52.1% (1995 est.) Canada definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Cape Verde definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.6%
male: 81.4%
female: 63.8% (1995 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: 60%
male: 68.5%
female: 52.4% (1995 est.) Chad definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 40%
male: 49%
female: 31% (1998) Chile definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.2%
male: 95.4%
female: 95% (1995 est.) China definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.5%
male: 89.9%
female: 72.7% (1995 est.) Christmas Island NA Colombia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 91.2%
female: 91.4% (1995 est.) Comoros definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 64.2%
female: 50.4% (1995 est.) Congo, Democratic Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 77.3%
male: 86.6%
female: 67.7% (1995 est.) Congo, Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.9%
male: 83.1%
female: 67.2% (1995 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: 95.5%
male: 95.5%
female: 95.5% (1999 est.) Cote d'Ivoire definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.5%
male: 57%
female: 40% Croatia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 95% (1991 est.) Cuba definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 96.2%
female: 95.3% (1995 est.) Cyprus definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98.7%
female: 95% (1999) Czech Republic definition: NA
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Denmark definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA% Djibouti definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.2%
male: 60.3%
female: 32.7% (1995 est.) Dominica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (1970 est.) Dominican Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.1%
male: 82%
female: 82.2% (1995 est.) East Timor definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% (2001)
male: NA%
female: NA% Ecuador definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.1%
male: 92%
female: 88.2% (1995 est.) Egypt definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: 38.8% (1995 est.) El Salvador definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 71.5%
male: 73.5%
female: 69.8% (1995 est.) Equatorial Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5%
male: 89.6%
female: 68.1% (1995 est.) Eritrea definition: NA
total population: 25%
male: NA%
female: NA% Estonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1998 est.) Ethiopia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.) Faroe Islands definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper Fiji definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 90%
female: 95% (1999 est.) Finland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% France definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1980 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: 47.5%
male: 58.4%
female: 37.1% (2001 est.) Gaza Strip definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Georgia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1989 est.) Germany definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Ghana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 75.9%
female: 53.5% (1995 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%
male: 98.5%
female: 96% (1999) Greenland definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper Grenada definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 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: 63.6%
male: 68.7%
female: 58.5% (2000 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: 34%
male: 50%
female: 18% (2000 est.) Guyana definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.1%
male: 98.6%
female: 97.5% (1995 est.) Haiti definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45%
male: 48%
female: 42.2% (1995 est.) Holy See (Vatican City) definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA% Honduras definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: 74%
female: 74.1% (1999) Hong Kong definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 92.2%
male: 96%
female: 88.2% (1996 est.) Hungary definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1980 est.) Iceland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% India definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52%
male: 65.5%
female: 37.7% (1995 est.) Indonesia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78% (1995 est.) Iran definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.1%
male: 78.4%
female: 65.8% (1994 est.) Iraq definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: 45% (1995 est.) Ireland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Israel definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 97%
female: 93% (1992 est.) Italy definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1998)
male: NA%
female: NA% Jamaica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 85%
male: 80.8%
female: 89.1% (1995 est.) Japan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1970 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Jersey definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA Jordan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.6%
male: 93.4%
female: 79.4% (1995 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: 78.1%
male: 86.3%
female: 70% (1995 est.) Kiribati definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Korea, North definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.) Korea, South definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99.3%
female: 96.7% (1995 est.) Kuwait definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.6%
male: 82.2%
female: 74.9% (1995 est.) Kyrgyzstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.) Laos definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57%
male: 70%
female: 44% (1999 est.) Latvia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% Lebanon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 90.8%
female: 82.2% (1997 est.) Lesotho definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 72%
female: 93% (1999 est.) Liberia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.3%
male: 53.9%
female: 22.4% (1995 est.)
note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system Libya definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 87.9%
female: 63% (1995 est.) Liechtenstein definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1981 est.) Lithuania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1989 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: 90%
male: 93%
female: 86% (1981 est.) Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Madagascar definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 88%
female: 73% (1990 est.) Malawi definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 72.8%
female: 43.4% (1999 est.) Malaysia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 89.1%
female: 78.1% (1995 est.) Maldives definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 93.3%
female: 93% (1995 est.) Mali definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1998 est.) Malta definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 88.76%
male: 86.91%
female: 89.55% (1995 census) Man, Isle of definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% 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: 93%
male: 92%
female: 93% (1982 est.) Mauritania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.2%
male: 51.5%
female: 31.3% (2002 est.) Mauritius definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.9%
male: 87.1%
female: 78.8% (1995 est.) Mayotte definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Mexico definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 91.8%
female: 87.4% (1995 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: 96%
male: 99%
female: 94% (1989 est.) Monaco definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA% Mongolia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000) 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: 43.7%
male: 56.6%
female: 31% (1995 est.) Mozambique definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.3%
male: 58.4%
female: 27% (1998 est.) Namibia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1960 est.) Nauru definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Nepal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.5%
male: 40.9%
female: 14% (1995 est.) Netherlands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Netherlands Antilles definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1981 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% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Nicaragua definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.2% (1999)
male: 67.1%
female: 70.5% (2000 est.) Niger definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 15.3%
male: 21.2%
female: 9.4% (2002) Nigeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3% (1995 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: NA%
female: NA% Oman definition: NA
total population: approaching 80%
male: NA%
female: NA% Pakistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 55.3%
female: 29% (1998) 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: 90.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 90.2% (1995 est.) Papua New Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 72%
female: 57% (2000) Paraguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.1%
male: 93.5%
female: 90.6% (1995 est.) Peru definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.3%
male: 94.5%
female: 83% (1995 est.) Philippines definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 95%
female: 94.3% (1995 est.) Pitcairn Islands NA Poland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1978 est.) Portugal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: NA%
female: NA% Puerto Rico definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1980 est.) Qatar definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 79%
female: 80% (1995 est.) Reunion definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 76%
female: 80% (1982 est.) Romania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 95% (1992 est.) Russia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: 97% (1989 est.) Rwanda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48%
male: 52%
female: 45% (1995 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%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.) Saint Lucia definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: 69% (1980 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: 80%
male: 81%
female: 79% (1999) 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%
male: 84.2%
female: 69.5% (2002 est.) Senegal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.1%
male: 51.1%
female: 28.9% (2001 est.) Serbia and Montenegro definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: 88.9% (1991) Seychelles definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: 60% (1971 est.) Sierra Leone definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: 18.2% (1995 est.) Singapore definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.5%
male: 97%
female: 89.8% (1999) Slovakia definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Slovenia definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA% 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: 85%
male: 86%
female: 85% (2000 est.) Spain definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA% Sri Lanka definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.2%
male: 93.4%
female: 87.2% (1995 est.) Sudan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.1%
male: 57.7%
female: 34.6% (1995 est.) Suriname definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995 est.) Svalbard NA Swaziland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.3%
male: 78%
female: 78.4% (1999 est.) Sweden definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Switzerland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% Syria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.8%
male: 85.7%
female: 55.8% (1997 est.) Taiwan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86% (1980 est.)
male: 93% (1980 est.)
female: 79% (1980 est.)
note: literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.) Tajikistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.) Tanzania definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 67.8%
male: 79.4%
female: 56.8% (1995 est.) Thailand definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 96%
female: 91.6% (1995 est.) Togo definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 67%
female: 37% (1995 est.) Tokelau NA Tonga definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.7% (1996 est.) Trinidad and Tobago definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94% (2000)
male: 95.9% (1999)
female: 91.7% (1999) Tunisia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.7%
male: 78.6%
female: 54.6% (1995 est.) Turkey definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 94%
female: 77% (2000) Turkmenistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.) Turks and Caicos Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.) Tuvalu definition: percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write
total population: 55% (1996)
male: NA%
female: NA% Uganda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 74%
female: 54% (2000 est.) Ukraine definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: 97% (1989 est.) United Arab Emirates definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.2%
male: 78.9%
female: 79.8% (1995 est.) United Kingdom definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% United States definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1979 est.) Uruguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 96.9%
female: 97.7% (1995 est.) Uzbekistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (yearend 1996) Vanuatu definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.) Venezuela definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.1%
male: 91.8%
female: 90.3% (1995 est.) Vietnam definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 96.5%
female: 91.2% (1995 est.) Virgin Islands definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Wallis and Futuna definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.) West Bank definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% Western Sahara definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% World definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: 71% (1995 est.) Yemen definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 53%
female: 26% (1990 est.) Zambia definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 78.9%
male: 85.7%
female: 72.6% Zimbabwe definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85%
male: 90%
female: 80% (1995 est.) This page was last updated on 19 March 2003