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Informations about Literacy in 2006 year

AfghanistanAfghanistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 36%


male: 51%


female: 21% (1999 est.)
AlbaniaAlbania definition: age 9 and over can read and write


total population: 86.5%


male: 93.3%


female: 79.5% (2003 est.)
AlgeriaAlgeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 70%


male: 78.8%


female: 61% (2003 est.)
American SamoaAmerican Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 98%


female: 97% (1980 est.)
AndorraAndorra definition: NA


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100%
AngolaAngola definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 66.8%


male: 82.1%


female: 53.8% (2001 est.)
AnguillaAnguilla definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua 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.)
ArgentinaArgentina definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.1%


male: 97.1%


female: 97.1% (2003 est.)
ArmeniaArmenia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.6%


male: 99.4%


female: 98% (2003 est.)
ArubaAruba definition: NA


total population: 97%


male: NA%


female: NA%
AustraliaAustralia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
AustriaAustria definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: NA


female: NA
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.8%


male: 99.5%


female: 98.2% (2003 est.)
Bahamas, TheBahamas, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 95.6%


male: 94.7%


female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
BahrainBahrain definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 89.1%


male: 91.9%


female: 85% (2003 est.)
BangladeshBangladesh definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 43.1%


male: 53.9%


female: 31.8% (2003 est.)
BarbadosBarbados definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 99.7%


male: 99.7%


female: 99.7% (2002 est.)
BelarusBelarus definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.6%


male: 99.8%


female: 99.5% (2003 est.)
BelgiumBelgium definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
BelizeBelize definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 94.1%


male: 94.1%


female: 94.1% (2003 est.)
BeninBenin definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 33.6%


male: 46.4%


female: 22.6% (2002 est.)
BermudaBermuda definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 99% (2005 est.)
BhutanBhutan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 47%


male: 60%


female: 34% (2003 est.)
BoliviaBolivia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 87.2%


male: 93.1%


female: 81.6% (2003 est.)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 94.6%


male: 98.4%


female: 91.1% (2000 est.)
BotswanaBotswana definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 79.8%


male: 76.9%


female: 82.4% (2003 est.)
BrazilBrazil definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 86.4%


male: 86.1%


female: 86.6% (2003 est.)
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)


male: NA%


female: NA%
BruneiBrunei definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 93.9%


male: 96.3%


female: 91.4% (2002)
BulgariaBulgaria definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.6%


male: 99.1%


female: 98.2% (2003 est.)
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 26.6%


male: 36.9%


female: 16.6% (2003 est.)
BurmaBurma definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 85.3%


male: 89.2%


female: 81.4% (2002)
BurundiBurundi definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 51.6%


male: 58.5%


female: 45.2% (2003 est.)
CambodiaCambodia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 73.6%


male: 84.7%


female: 64.1% (2004 est.)
CameroonCameroon definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 79%


male: 84.7%


female: 73.4% (2003 est.)
CanadaCanada definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
Cape VerdeCape Verde definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 76.6%


male: 85.8%


female: 69.2% (2003 est.)
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 51%


male: 63.3%


female: 39.9% (2003 est.)
ChadChad definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic


total population: 47.5%


male: 56%


female: 39.3% (2003 est.)
ChileChile definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96.2%


male: 96.4%


female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
ChinaChina definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 90.9%


male: 95.1%


female: 86.5% (2002)
Christmas IslandChristmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands NA
ColombiaColombia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.5%


male: 92.4%


female: 92.6% (2003 est.)
ComorosComoros 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 theCongo, 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 theCongo, 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 IslandsCook Islands definition: NA


total population: 95%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Costa RicaCosta Rica definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96%


male: 95.9%


female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 50.9%


male: 57.9%


female: 43.6% (2003 est.)
CroatiaCroatia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.5%


male: 99.4%


female: 97.8% (2003 est.)
CubaCuba definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 97.2%


female: 96.9% (2003 est.)
CyprusCyprus definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.6%


male: 98.9%


female: 96.3% (2003 est.)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic definition: NA


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
DenmarkDenmark definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
DjiboutiDjibouti definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 67.9%


male: 78%


female: 58.4% (2003 est.)
DominicaDominica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 94%


male: 94%


female: 94% (2003 est.)
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 84.7%


male: 84.6%


female: 84.8% (2003 est.)
East TimorEast Timor definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 58.6%


male: NA%


female: NA% (2002)
EcuadorEcuador definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.5%


male: 94%


female: 91% (2003 est.)
EgyptEgypt definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 57.7%


male: 68.3%


female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
El SalvadorEl Salvador definition: age 10 and over can read and write


total population: 80.2%


male: 82.8%


female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 85.7%


male: 93.3%


female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
EritreaEritrea definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 58.6%


male: 69.9%


female: 47.6% (2003 est.)
EstoniaEstonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.8%


male: 99.8%


female: 99.8% (2003 est.)
EthiopiaEthiopia 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)Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%


note: probably 100%, the same as Denmark proper
FijiFiji definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 93.7%


male: 95.5%


female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
FinlandFinland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100% (2000 est.)
FranceFrance definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
French GuianaFrench Guiana definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 83%


male: 84%


female: 82% (1982 est.)
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia definition: age 14 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1977 est.)
GabonGabon definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 63.2%


male: 73.7%


female: 53.3% (1995 est.)
Gambia, TheGambia, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 40.1%


male: 47.8%


female: 32.8% (2003 est.)
Gaza StripGaza Strip definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 91.9%


male: 96.3%


female: 87.4% (2003 est.)
GeorgiaGeorgia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100% (2004 est.)
GermanyGermany definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
GhanaGhana definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 74.8%


male: 82.7%


female: 67.1% (2003 est.)
GibraltarGibraltar definition: NA


total population: above 80%


male: NA


female: NA
GreeceGreece definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.5%


male: 98.6%


female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
GreenlandGreenland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100% (2001 est.)
GrenadaGrenada definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96%


male: NA%


female: NA% (2003 est.)
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 90%


male: 90%


female: 90% (1982 est.)
GuamGuam definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (1990 est.)
GuatemalaGuatemala definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 70.6%


male: 78%


female: 63.3% (2003 est.)
GuernseyGuernsey definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
GuineaGuinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 35.9%


male: 49.9%


female: 21.9% (1995 est.)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 42.4%


male: 58.1%


female: 27.4% (2003 est.)
GuyanaGuyana definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 98.8%


male: 99.1%


female: 98.5% (2003 est.)
HaitiHaiti 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)Holy See (Vatican City) definition: NA


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100%
HondurasHonduras definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 76.2%


male: 76.1%


female: 76.3% (2003 est.)
Hong KongHong Kong definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 93.5%


male: 96.9%


female: 89.6% (2002)
HungaryHungary definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.4%


male: 99.5%


female: 99.3% (2003 est.)
IcelandIceland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
IndiaIndia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 59.5%


male: 70.2%


female: 48.3% (2003 est.)
IndonesiaIndonesia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 87.9%


male: 92.5%


female: 83.4% (2002 est.)
IranIran definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 79.4%


male: 85.6%


female: 73% (2003 est.)
IraqIraq definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 40.4%


male: 55.9%


female: 24.4% (2003 est.)
IrelandIreland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
Isle of ManIsle of Man definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
IsraelIsrael definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 95.4%


male: 97.3%


female: 93.6% (2003 est.)
ItalyItaly definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.6%


male: 99%


female: 98.3% (2003 est.)
JamaicaJamaica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 87.9%


male: 84.1%


female: 91.6% (2003 est.)
JapanJapan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2002)
JerseyJersey definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
JordanJordan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 91.3%


male: 95.9%


female: 86.3% (2003 est.)
KazakhstanKazakhstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.4%


male: 99.1%


female: 97.7% (1999 est.)
KenyaKenya definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 85.1%


male: 90.6%


female: 79.7% (2003 est.)
KiribatiKiribati definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Korea, NorthKorea, North definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99%
Korea, SouthKorea, South definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.9%


male: 99.2%


female: 96.6% (2002)
KuwaitKuwait definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 83.5%


male: 85.1%


female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.7%


male: 99.3%


female: 98.1% (1999 est.)
LaosLaos definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 66.4%


male: 77.4%


female: 55.5% (2002)
LatviaLatvia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.8%


male: 99.8%


female: 99.8% (2003 est.)
LebanonLebanon definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 87.4%


male: 93.1%


female: 82.2% (2003 est.)
LesothoLesotho definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 84.8%


male: 74.5%


female: 94.5% (2003 est.)
LiberiaLiberia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 57.5%


male: 73.3%


female: 41.6% (2003 est.)
LibyaLibya definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 82.6%


male: 92.4%


female: 72% (2003 est.)
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein definition: age 10 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100%
LithuaniaLithuania definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.6%


male: 99.7%


female: 99.6% (2003 est.)
LuxembourgLuxembourg definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100% (2000 est.)
MacauMacau definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 94.5%


male: 97.2%


female: 92% (2003 est.)
MacedoniaMacedonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96.1%


male: 98.2%


female: 94.1% (2002 est.)
MadagascarMadagascar definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 68.9%


male: 75.5%


female: 62.5% (2003 est.)
MalawiMalawi definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 62.7%


male: 76.1%


female: 49.8% (2003 est.)
MalaysiaMalaysia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 88.7%


male: 92%


female: 85.4% (2002)
MaldivesMaldives definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.2%


male: 97.1%


female: 97.3% (2003 est.)
MaliMali definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 46.4%


male: 53.5%


female: 39.6% (2003 est.)
MaltaMalta definition: age 10 and over can read and write


total population: 92.8%


male: 92%


female: 93.6% (2003 est.)
Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 93.7%


male: 93.6%


female: 93.7% (1999)
MartiniqueMartinique definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.7%


male: 97.4%


female: 98.1% (2003 est.)
MauritaniaMauritania definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 41.7%


male: 51.8%


female: 31.9% (2003 est.)
MauritiusMauritius definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 85.6%


male: 88.6%


female: 82.7% (2003 est.)
MayotteMayotte definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
MexicoMexico definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.2%


male: 94%


female: 90.5% (2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofMicronesia, Federated States of definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 89%


male: 91%


female: 88% (1980 est.)
MoldovaMoldova definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.1%


male: 99.6%


female: 98.7% (2003 est.)
MonacoMonaco definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
MongoliaMongolia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.8%


male: 98%


female: 97.5% (2002)
MontserratMontserrat definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 97% (1970 est.)
MoroccoMorocco definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 51.7%


male: 64.1%


female: 39.4% (2003 est.)
MozambiqueMozambique definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 47.8%


male: 63.5%


female: 32.7% (2003 est.)
NamibiaNamibia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 84%


male: 84.4%


female: 83.7% (2003 est.)
NauruNauru definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
NepalNepal definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 48.6%


male: 62.7%


female: 34.9% (2000-2004 est.)
NetherlandsNetherlands definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96.7%


male: 96.7%


female: 96.8% (2003 est.)
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 91%


male: 92%


female: 90% (1976 est.)
New ZealandNew Zealand definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
NicaraguaNicaragua definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 67.5%


male: 67.2%


female: 67.8% (2003 est.)
NigerNiger definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 17.6%


male: 25.8%


female: 9.7% (2003 est.)
NigeriaNigeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 68%


male: 75.7%


female: 60.6% (2003 est.)
NiueNiue definition: NA


total population: 95%


male: NA


female: NA
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island NA
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 96% (1980 est.)
NorwayNorway definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100%
OmanOman definition: NA


total population: 75.8%


male: 83.1%


female: 67.2%
PakistanPakistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 48.7%


male: 61.7%


female: 35.2% (2004 est.)
PalauPalau definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92%


male: 93%


female: 90% (1980 est.)
PanamaPanama definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.6%


male: 93.2%


female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 64.6%


male: 71.1%


female: 57.7% (2002)
ParaguayParaguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 94%


male: 94.9%


female: 93% (2003 est.)
PeruPeru definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 87.7%


male: 93.5%


female: 82.1% (2004 est.)
PhilippinesPhilippines definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.6%


male: 92.5%


female: 92.7% (2002)
Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islands NA
PolandPoland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.8%


male: 99.8%


female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
PortugalPortugal definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 93.3%


male: 95.5%


female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 94.1%


male: 93.9%


female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
QatarQatar definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 89%


male: 89.1%


female: 88.6% (2004 est.)
ReunionReunion definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 88.9%


male: 87%


female: 90.8% (2003 est.)
RomaniaRomania definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.4%


male: 99.1%


female: 97.7% (2003 est.)
RussiaRussia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.6%


male: 99.7%


female: 99.5% (2003 est.)
RwandaRwanda definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 70.4%


male: 76.3%


female: 64.7% (2003 est.)
Saint HelenaSaint Helena definition: age 20 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 98% (1987 est.)
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 97.8%


male: NA%


female: NA% (2003 est.)
Saint LuciaSaint 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 MiquelonSaint 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 GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 96%


male: 96%


female: 96% (1970 est.)
SamoaSamoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.7%


male: 99.6%


female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
San MarinoSan Marino definition: age 10 and over can read and write


total population: 96%


male: 97%


female: 95% (1976 est.)
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 79.3%


male: 85%


female: 62% (1991 est.)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 78.8%


male: 84.7%


female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
SenegalSenegal definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 40.2%


male: 50%


female: 30.7% (2003 est.)
SerbiaSerbia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96.4%


male: 98.9%


female: 94.1% (2002 est.)
SeychellesSeychelles definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 91.9%


male: 91.4%


female: 92.3% (2003 est.)
Sierra LeoneSierra 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.)
SingaporeSingapore definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.5%


male: 96.6%


female: 88.6% (2002)
SlovakiaSlovakia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.6%


male: 99.7%


female: 99.6% (2001 est.)
SloveniaSlovenia definition: NA


total population: 99.7%


male: 99.7%


female: 99.6%
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
SomaliaSomalia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 37.8%


male: 49.7%


female: 25.8% (2001 est.)
South AfricaSouth Africa definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 86.4%


male: 87%


female: 85.7% (2003 est.)
SpainSpain definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.9%


male: 98.7%


female: 97.2% (2003 est.)
Sri LankaSri Lanka definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.3%


male: 94.8%


female: 90% (2003 est.)
SudanSudan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 61.1%


male: 71.8%


female: 50.5% (2003 est.)
SurinameSuriname definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 88%


male: 92.3%


female: 84.1% (2000 est.)
SvalbardSvalbard NA
SwazilandSwaziland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 81.6%


male: 82.6%


female: 80.8% (2003 est.)
SwedenSweden definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
SyriaSyria definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 76.9%


male: 89.7%


female: 64% (2003 est.)
TaiwanTaiwan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96.1%


male: NA%


female: NA% (2003)
TajikistanTajikistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.4%


male: 99.6%


female: 99.1% (2003 est.)
TanzaniaTanzania 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.)
ThailandThailand definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92.6%


male: 94.9%


female: 90.5% (2002)
TogoTogo definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 60.9%


male: 75.4%


female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
TokelauTokelau NA
TongaTonga definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English


total population: 98.9%


male: 98.8%


female: 99% (1999 est.)
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.6%


male: 99.1%


female: 98% (2003 est.)
TunisiaTunisia definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 74.3%


male: 83.4%


female: 65.3% (2004 est.)
TurkeyTurkey definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 86.5%


male: 94.3%


female: 78.7% (2003 est.)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98.8%


male: 99.3%


female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 98%


male: 99%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
TuvaluTuvalu NA
UgandaUganda definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 69.9%


male: 79.5%


female: 60.4% (2003 est.)
UkraineUkraine definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.7%


male: 99.8%


female: 99.6% (2003 est.)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 77.9%


male: 76.1%


female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
United StatesUnited States definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
UruguayUruguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 97.6%


female: 98.4% (2003 est.)
UzbekistanUzbekistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99.3%


male: 99.6%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
VanuatuVanuatu definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 74%


male: NA


female: NA
VenezuelaVenezuela definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 93.4%


male: 93.8%


female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
VietnamVietnam definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 90.3%


male: 93.9%


female: 86.9% (2002)
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 90-95% est.


male: NA%


female: NA% (2005 est.)
Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 50%


male: 50%


female: 50% (1969 est.)
West BankWest Bank definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 91.9%


male: 96.3%


female: 87.4% (2003 est.)
Western SaharaWestern Sahara NA
WorldWorld 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.)
YemenYemen definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 50.2%


male: 70.5%


female: 30% (2003 est.)
ZambiaZambia definition: age 15 and over can read and write English


total population: 80.6%


male: 86.8%


female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
ZimbabweZimbabwe definition: age 15 and over can read and write English


total population: 90.7%


male: 94.2%


female: 87.2% (2003 est.)
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