![]() | Afghanistan | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 31.5% male: 47.2% female: 15% (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: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 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: 19.2% male: 29.5% female: 9.2% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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: 48.1% male: 62.1% female: 34.7% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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.) |
![]() | 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: 94.8% male: 94.7% female: 95% (1995 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: 94% male: 98% female: 91% (1987 est.) |
![]() | 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.) |
![]() | 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: 91.6% male: 93.8% female: 89.3% (1995 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: 95% male: 98% female: 93% (1991 est.) |
![]() | 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: 53.9% male: 67.1% female: 40.7% (1997 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: 72.7% male: 72.6% female: 72.7% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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% |
![]() | 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% 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% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 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: 100% male: 100% female: 99% (1989 est.) |
![]() | 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: 31% male: 39.4% female: 23.1% (1995 est.) |
![]() | Malta | definition:
age 10 and over can read and write total population: 88.76% male: 86.91% female: 89.55% (1995 census) |
![]() | Marshall Islands | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 100% female: 88% (1980 est.) |
![]() | 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: 46.7% male: 53.4% female: 40% (1998 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% 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: 65.7% male: 64.6% female: 66.6% (1995 est.) |
![]() | Niger | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 13.6% male: 20.9% female: 6.6% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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% |
![]() | 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: 72.2% male: 81% female: 62.7% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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: 88.7% 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.) |
![]() | 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: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 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: 73% male: 85% female: 62% (1991 est.) |
![]() | Saudi Arabia | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 62.8% male: 71.5% female: 50.2% (1995 est.) |
![]() | Senegal | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 33.1% male: 43% female: 23.2% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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: 24% male: 36% female: 14% (1990 est.) |
![]() | South Africa | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.8% male: 81.9% female: 81.7% (1995 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.) |
![]() | Swaziland | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.7% male: 78% female: 75.6% (1995 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.); note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.) male: 93% (1980 est.) female: 79% (1980 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.) |
![]() | 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: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.) |
![]() | 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:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
![]() | Uganda | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.8% male: 73.7% female: 50.2% (1995 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% (1978 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% |
![]() | Yemen | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38% male: 53% female: 26% (1990 est.) |
![]() | Yugoslavia | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 97.2% female: 88.9% (1991) |
![]() | Zambia | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 78.2% male: 85.6% female: 71.3% (1995 est.) |
![]() | Zimbabwe | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 85% male: 90% female: 80% (1995 est.) |