| Country | Literacy |
Aruba | definition: definition:
total population: 97%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antigua and Barbuda | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
United Arab Emirates | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Afghanistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: literacyfemale |
Algeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Azerbaijan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Albania | definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Armenia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Andorra | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Angola | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8%
male: 82.1%
female: literacyfemale |
American Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Argentina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Australia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Austria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Anguilla | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Akrotiri | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antarctica | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahrain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1%
male: 91.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Barbados | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Bermuda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Belgium | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahamas, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Bangladesh | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Belize | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 98.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.3%
male: 89.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Benin | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 33.6%
male: 46.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Belarus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Solomon Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Navassa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bassas da India | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bhutan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bouvet Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
male: 96.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
Sri Lanka | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Congo, Republic of the | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Comoros | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Colombia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Coral Sea Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Cook Islands | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Jarvis Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Dhekelia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
European Union | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Eritrea | definition:
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: literacyfemale |
El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Europa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Czech Republic | definition:
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Guiana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: literacyfemale |
Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (2000 est.)
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Micronesia, Federated States of | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: literacyfemale |
Faroe Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Baker Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Georgia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ghana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.8%
male: 82.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Gibraltar | definition:
total population: above 80%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Grenada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Guernsey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Greenland | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Germany | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Glorioso Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Guadeloupe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Guam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Greece | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Guatemala | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Guyana | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Gaza Strip | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Haiti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Howland Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
male: 99.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.9%
male: 92.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Man, Isle of | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.5%
male: 70.2%
female: literacyfemale |
British Indian Ocean Territory | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Clipperton Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Jersey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Jan Mayen | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Johnston Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Juan de Nova Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kenya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Kyrgyzstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, North | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Kingman Reef | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kiribati | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, South | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Christmas Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kuwait | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Kazakhstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Laos | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.4%
male: 77.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Lebanon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Latvia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Lithuania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Liberia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovakia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Palmyra Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Liechtenstein | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lesotho | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Luxembourg | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Libya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Madagascar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Martinique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Macau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Moldova | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Mayotte | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mongolia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Malawi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Macedonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Mali | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Monaco | definition:
total population: 99%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritius | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Midway Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Malta | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Oman | definition:
total population: 75.8%
male: 83.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Maldives | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mexico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Malaysia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: literacyfemale |
New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Niue | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norfolk Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Vanuatu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norway | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Nauru | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Suriname | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88%
male: 92.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: literacyfemale |
New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Southern Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Paraguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Pitcairn Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Peru | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.7%
male: 93.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Paracel Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Spratly Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Pakistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 61.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Poland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Panama | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Portugal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Papua New Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Palau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea-Bissau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Qatar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Reunion | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Marshall Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Philippines | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Puerto Rico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Seychelles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 91.4%
female: literacyfemale |
South Africa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Senegal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovenia | definition:
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Sierra Leone | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 29.6%
male: 39.8%
female: literacyfemale |
San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Singapore | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Somalia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Spain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Sudan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Svalbard | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sweden | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Syria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 89.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Switzerland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Trinidad and Tobago | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Tromelin Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Thailand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Tajikistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Turks and Caicos Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tokelau | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Tonga | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Togo | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: literacyfemale |
Tunisia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: literacyfemale |
East Timor | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6% (2002)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turkey | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Tuvalu | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Taiwan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1% (2003)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turkmenistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Tanzania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uganda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: literacyfemale |
United Kingdom | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Ukraine | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
United States | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 26.6%
male: 36.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uruguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Uzbekistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Venezuela | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: literacyfemale |
British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Vietnam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Virgin Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Holy See (Vatican City) | definition:
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: literacyfemale |
West Bank | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Wallis and Futuna | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Western Sahara | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wake Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Swaziland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Indian Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Arctic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
World | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Serbia and Montenegro | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.4%
male: 98.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Yemen | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Zambia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Atlantic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Zimbabwe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Pacific Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Aruba | definition: definition:
total population: 97%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antigua and Barbuda | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
United Arab Emirates | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Afghanistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: literacyfemale |
Algeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Azerbaijan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Albania | definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Armenia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Andorra | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Angola | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
American Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Argentina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Australia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Austria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Anguilla | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Akrotiri | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antarctica | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahrain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1%
male: 91.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Barbados | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Bermuda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Belgium | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahamas, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Bangladesh | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Belize | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.3%
male: 89.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Benin | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.9%
male: 56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Belarus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Solomon Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Navassa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bassas da India | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bhutan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bouvet Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
male: 96.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.4%
male: 80.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
Sri Lanka | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Congo, Republic of the | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Comoros | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Colombia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Coral Sea Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Cook Islands | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Jarvis Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Dhekelia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
European Union | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Eritrea | definition:
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: literacyfemale |
El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Europa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Czech Republic | definition:
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Guiana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: literacyfemale |
Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Micronesia, Federated States of | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: literacyfemale |
Faroe Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Baker Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Georgia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ghana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.8%
male: 82.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Gibraltar | definition:
total population: above 80%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Grenada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Guernsey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Greenland | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Germany | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Glorioso Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Guadeloupe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Guam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Greece | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Guatemala | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Guyana | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Gaza Strip | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Haiti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Howland Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
male: 99.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.9%
male: 92.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Man, Isle of | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.5%
male: 70.2%
female: literacyfemale |
British Indian Ocean Territory | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Clipperton Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Jersey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Jan Mayen | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Johnston Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Juan de Nova Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kenya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Kyrgyzstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, North | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Kingman Reef | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kiribati | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, South | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Christmas Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kuwait | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Kazakhstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Laos | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.4%
male: 77.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Lebanon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Latvia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Lithuania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Liberia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovakia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Palmyra Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Liechtenstein | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lesotho | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Luxembourg | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Libya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Madagascar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Martinique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Macau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Moldova | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Mayotte | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mongolia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Malawi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Macedonia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mali | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Monaco | definition:
total population: 99%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritius | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Midway Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Malta | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Oman | definition:
total population: 75.8%
male: 83.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Maldives | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mexico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Malaysia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: literacyfemale |
New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Niue | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norfolk Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Vanuatu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: literacyfemale |
Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norway | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Nauru | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Suriname | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: literacyfemale |
New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Southern Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Paraguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Pitcairn Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Peru | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Paracel Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Spratly Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Pakistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Poland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Panama | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Portugal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Papua New Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Palau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea-Bissau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Qatar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.5%
male: 81.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Reunion | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Marshall Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Philippines | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Puerto Rico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Seychelles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
South Africa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Senegal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovenia | definition:
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Sierra Leone | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: literacyfemale |
San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Singapore | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Somalia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Spain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: literacyfemale |
Sudan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Svalbard | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sweden | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Syria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 89.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Switzerland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: male:
female: literacyfemale |
Trinidad and Tobago | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Tromelin Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Thailand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Tajikistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Turks and Caicos Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tokelau | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Tonga | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Togo | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: literacyfemale |
Tunisia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.2%
male: 84%
female: literacyfemale |
East Timor | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6% (2002)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turkey | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Tuvalu | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Taiwan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1% (2003)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turkmenistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tanzania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uganda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: literacyfemale |
United Kingdom | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Ukraine | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
United States | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 26.6%
male: 36.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uruguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Uzbekistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Venezuela | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: literacyfemale |
British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Vietnam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Virgin Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Holy See (Vatican City) | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: literacyfemale |
West Bank | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wallis and Futuna | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Western Sahara | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wake Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Swaziland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Indian Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Arctic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
World | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: literacyfemale |
Serbia and Montenegro | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Yemen | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Zambia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Atlantic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Zimbabwe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Pacific Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Aruba | definition: definition:
total population: 97%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antigua and Barbuda | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Afghanistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: literacyfemale |
Algeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Azerbaijan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Albania | definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Armenia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Andorra | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Angola | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
American Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Argentina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Australia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Austria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Anguilla | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Antarctica | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahrain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1%
male: 91.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Barbados | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Bermuda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Belgium | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahamas, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Bangladesh | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Belize | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 88.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Benin | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.9%
male: 56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Belarus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Solomon Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Navassa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bassas da India | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bhutan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Bouvet Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 94.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 80.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
Sri Lanka | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Congo, Republic of the | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86%
male: 92.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Comoros | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Colombia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Coral Sea Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Cook Islands | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Jarvis Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Eritrea | definition:
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: literacyfemale |
El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Europa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Czech Republic | definition:
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Guiana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: literacyfemale |
Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Micronesia, Federated States of | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: literacyfemale |
Faroe Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Baker Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Georgia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ghana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.8%
male: 82.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Gibraltar | definition:
total population: above 80%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Grenada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Guernsey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Greenland | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Germany | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Glorioso Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Guadeloupe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Guam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Greece | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Guatemala | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Guyana | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Gaza Strip | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Haiti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Howland Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
male: 99.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.5%
male: 92.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Man, Isle of | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.5%
male: 70.2%
female: literacyfemale |
British Indian Ocean Territory | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Clipperton Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1995 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jersey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Jan Mayen | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Johnston Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Juan de Nova Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kenya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Kyrgyzstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, North | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Kingman Reef | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kiribati | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, South | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Christmas Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kuwait | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Kazakhstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Laos | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.8%
male: 67.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Lebanon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Latvia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Lithuania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Liberia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovakia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Palmyra Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Liechtenstein | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lesotho | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Luxembourg | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Libya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Madagascar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Martinique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Macau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Moldova | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Mayotte | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mongolia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Malawi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mali | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Monaco | definition:
total population: 99%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritius | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Midway Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Malta | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Oman | definition:
total population: 75.8%
male: 83.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Maldives | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mexico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Malaysia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: literacyfemale |
New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Niue | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norfolk Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Vanuatu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: literacyfemale |
Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norway | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Nauru | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Suriname | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: literacyfemale |
New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Southern Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Paraguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Pitcairn Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Peru | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Paracel Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Spratly Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Pakistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Poland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Panama | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Portugal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Papua New Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66%
male: 72.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Palau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea-Bissau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Qatar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.5%
male: 81.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Reunion | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Marshall Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Philippines | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.9%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Puerto Rico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 93.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Seychelles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
South Africa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Senegal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovenia | definition:
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Sierra Leone | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: literacyfemale |
San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Singapore | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Somalia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Spain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: literacyfemale |
Sudan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Svalbard | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sweden | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Syria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 89.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Switzerland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: male:
female: literacyfemale |
Trinidad and Tobago | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Tromelin Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Thailand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Tajikistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Turks and Caicos Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tokelau | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Tonga | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Togo | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: literacyfemale |
Tunisia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.2%
male: 84%
female: literacyfemale |
East Timor | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% (2001)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turkey | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Tuvalu | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Taiwan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Turkmenistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tanzania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uganda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: literacyfemale |
United Kingdom | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Ukraine | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
United States | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 26.6%
male: 36.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uruguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Uzbekistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Venezuela | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: literacyfemale |
British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Vietnam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 95.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Virgin Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Holy See (Vatican City) | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: literacyfemale |
West Bank | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wallis and Futuna | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Western Sahara | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wake Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Swaziland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Indian Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Arctic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
World | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: literacyfemale |
Serbia and Montenegro | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Yemen | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Zambia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Atlantic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Zimbabwe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Pacific Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Aruba | definition:
total population: 97%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antigua and Barbuda | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Afghanistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: literacyfemale |
Algeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.6%
male: 73.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Azerbaijan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Albania | definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 93% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Armenia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Andorra | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Angola | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
American Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Argentina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Australia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Austria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Anguilla | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Antarctica | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahrain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.5%
male: 91.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Barbados | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.8%
male: 80.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Bermuda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Belgium | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahamas, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Bangladesh | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56%
male: 63%
female: literacyfemale |
Belize | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.3%
male: 70.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 90.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 88.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Benin | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.5%
male: 52.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Belarus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Solomon Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Navassa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.3%
male: 83.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Bassas da India | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bhutan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Bouvet Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.2%
male: 92.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.3%
male: 49.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35%
male: 48%
female: literacyfemale |
Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 40%
male: 49%
female: literacyfemale |
Sri Lanka | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.2%
male: 93.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Congo, Republic of the | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.9%
male: 83.1%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.5%
male: 89.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.2%
male: 95.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.4%
male: 75%
female: literacyfemale |
Comoros | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 64.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Colombia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 91.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Coral Sea Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.5%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60%
male: 68.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 96.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.6%
male: 81.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cook Islands | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.2%
male: 60.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Jarvis Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.1%
male: 82%
female: literacyfemale |
Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.1%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5%
male: 89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Eritrea | definition:
total population: 25%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 71.5%
male: 73.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Europa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Czech Republic | definition:
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Guiana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: literacyfemale |
Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Micronesia, Federated States of | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: literacyfemale |
Faroe Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Baker Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.5%
male: 58.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Georgia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ghana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 75.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Gibraltar | definition:
total population: above 80%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Grenada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Guernsey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Greenland | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Germany | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Glorioso Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Guadeloupe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Guam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Greece | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Guatemala | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.6%
male: 68.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Guyana | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.1%
male: 98.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Gaza Strip | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Haiti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45%
male: 48%
female: literacyfemale |
Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 92.2%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: 74%
female: literacyfemale |
Howland Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Man, Isle of | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52%
male: 65.5%
female: literacyfemale |
British Indian Ocean Territory | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Clipperton Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.1%
male: 78.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1998)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.5%
male: 57%
female: literacyfemale |
Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1970 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jersey | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 85%
male: 80.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Jan Mayen | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.6%
male: 93.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Johnston Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Juan de Nova Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kenya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.1%
male: 86.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Kyrgyzstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, North | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Kingman Reef | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kiribati | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, South | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Christmas Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kuwait | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.6%
male: 82.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Kazakhstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Laos | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57%
male: 70%
female: literacyfemale |
Lebanon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 90.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Latvia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Lithuania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Liberia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.3%
male: 53.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovakia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Palmyra Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Liechtenstein | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lesotho | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 72%
female: literacyfemale |
Luxembourg | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Libya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 87.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Madagascar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 88%
female: literacyfemale |
Martinique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Macau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Moldova | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Mayotte | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mongolia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Malawi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 72.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mali | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: literacyfemale |
Monaco | definition:
total population: 99%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.7%
male: 56.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritius | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.9%
male: 87.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Midway Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.2%
male: 51.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Malta | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 88.76%
male: 86.91%
female: literacyfemale |
Oman | definition:
total population: approaching 80%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Maldives | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Mexico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 91.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Malaysia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 89.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.3%
male: 58.4%
female: literacyfemale |
New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Niue | definition:
total population: 95%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norfolk Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 15.3%
male: 21.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Vanuatu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: literacyfemale |
Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Norway | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.5%
male: 40.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Nauru | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Suriname | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.2% (1999)
male: 67.1%
female: literacyfemale |
New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Southern Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Paraguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.1%
male: 93.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Pitcairn Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Peru | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.3%
male: 94.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Paracel Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Spratly Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Pakistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 55.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Poland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Panama | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.8%
male: 91.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Portugal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Papua New Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 72%
female: literacyfemale |
Palau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea-Bissau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 34%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Qatar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 79%
female: literacyfemale |
Reunion | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 76%
female: literacyfemale |
Marshall Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Philippines | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Puerto Rico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48%
male: 52%
female: literacyfemale |
Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78%
male: 84.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Seychelles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
South Africa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 86%
female: literacyfemale |
Senegal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.1%
male: 51.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovenia | definition:
total population: 99%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sierra Leone | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: literacyfemale |
San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Singapore | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.5%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Somalia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Spain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: literacyfemale |
Sudan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.1%
male: 57.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Svalbard | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sweden | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Syria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.8%
male: 85.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Switzerland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Trinidad and Tobago | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94% (2000)
male: 95.9% (1999)
female: literacyfemale |
Tromelin Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Thailand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Tajikistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Turks and Caicos Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tokelau | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Tonga | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Togo | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 67%
female: literacyfemale |
Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: literacyfemale |
Tunisia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.7%
male: 78.6%
female: literacyfemale |
East Timor | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% (2001)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turkey | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Tuvalu | definition: percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write
total population: 55% (1996)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Taiwan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86% (1980 est.)
male: 93% (1980 est.)
female: literacyfemale |
Turkmenistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tanzania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 67.8%
male: 79.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Uganda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 74%
female: literacyfemale |
United Kingdom | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Ukraine | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
United States | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36% (2001)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Uruguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 96.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uzbekistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Venezuela | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.1%
male: 91.8%
female: literacyfemale |
British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Vietnam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 96.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Virgin Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Holy See (Vatican City) | definition:
total population: 100%
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: literacyfemale |
West Bank | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wallis and Futuna | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
Western Sahara | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wake Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 81%
female: literacyfemale |
Swaziland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.3%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Indian Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Arctic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
World | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: literacyfemale |
Serbia and Montenegro | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Yemen | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 53%
female: literacyfemale |
Zambia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 78.9%
male: 85.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Atlantic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Zimbabwe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85%
male: 90%
female: literacyfemale |
Pacific Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Argentina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
96.2%
male:
96.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Australia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Austria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Anguilla | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population:
95%
male:
95%
female: literacyfemale |
Antarctica | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bahrain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
85.2%
male:
89.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Barbados | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97.4%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
69.8%
male:
80.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Bermuda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Belgium | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Bahamas, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98.2%
male:
98.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Bangladesh | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
56%
male:
63%
female: literacyfemale |
Belize | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
70.3%
male:
70.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.1%
male:
90.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.1%
male:
88.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Benin | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
37.5%
male:
52.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Belarus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Solomon Islands | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Navassa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.3%
male:
83.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Bassas da India | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bhutan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
42.2%
male:
56.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Bouvet Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
88.2%
male:
92.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
35.3%
male:
49.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97% (1986 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
35%
male:
48%
female: literacyfemale |
Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population:
48.1%
male:
62.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Sri Lanka | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90.2%
male:
93.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Congo, Republic of the | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
74.9%
male:
83.1%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
81.5%
male:
89.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95.2%
male:
95.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
63.4%
male:
75%
female: literacyfemale |
Comoros | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
57.3%
male:
64.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Colombia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.3%
male:
91.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Coral Sea Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
94.8%
male:
94.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
60%
male:
68.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95.7%
male:
96.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
71.6%
male:
81.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Cook Islands | definition:
total population:
95%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
94%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
46.2%
male:
60.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
94%
male:
94%
female: literacyfemale |
Jarvis Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.1%
male:
82%
female: literacyfemale |
Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90.1%
male:
92%
female: literacyfemale |
Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
51.4%
male:
63.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98% (1981 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
78.5%
male:
89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Eritrea | definition:
total population:
25%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population:
71.5%
male:
73.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
35.5%
male:
45.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Europa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Czech Republic | definition:
total population:
99.9% (1999 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
French Guiana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83%
male:
84%
female: literacyfemale |
Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.6%
male:
93.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Micronesia, Federated States of | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89%
male:
91%
female: literacyfemale |
Faroe Islands | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Baker Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
47.5%
male:
58.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
63.2%
male:
73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Georgia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Ghana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
64.5%
male:
75.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Gibraltar | definition:
total population:
above 80%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Grenada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Guernsey | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Greenland | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Germany | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1977 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Glorioso Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Guadeloupe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90%
male:
90%
female: literacyfemale |
Guam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Greece | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Guatemala | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
63.6%
male:
68.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
35.9%
male:
49.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Guyana | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
98.1%
male:
98.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Gaza Strip | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Haiti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
45%
male:
48%
female: literacyfemale |
Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
92.2%
male:
96%
female: literacyfemale |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
72.7%
male:
72.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Howland Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99.9% (1997 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.8%
male:
89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Man, Isle of | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
52%
male:
65.5%
female: literacyfemale |
British Indian Ocean Territory | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Clipperton Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
72.1%
male:
78.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98% (1998)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
48.5%
male:
57%
female: literacyfemale |
Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
70.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1970 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Jersey | definition:
total population:
NA
male:
NA
female: literacyfemale |
Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
85%
male:
80.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Jan Mayen | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
86.6%
male:
93.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Johnston Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Juan de Nova Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kenya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
78.1%
male:
86.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Kyrgyzstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, North | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Kingman Reef | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kiribati | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, South | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Christmas Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Kuwait | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
78.6%
male:
82.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Kazakhstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Laos | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
57%
male:
70%
female: literacyfemale |
Lebanon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
86.4%
male:
90.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Latvia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lithuania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Liberia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
38.3%
male:
53.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovakia | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Palmyra Atoll | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Liechtenstein | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lesotho | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83%
male:
72%
female: literacyfemale |
Luxembourg | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Libya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
76.2%
male:
87.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Madagascar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
80%
male:
88%
female: literacyfemale |
Martinique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male:
92%
female: literacyfemale |
Macau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90%
male:
93%
female: literacyfemale |
Moldova | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
96%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Mayotte | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Mongolia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Malawi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
72.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Mali | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
31%
male:
39.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Monaco | definition:
total population:
99%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
43.7%
male:
56.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritius | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.9%
male:
87.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Midway Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
46.7%
male:
53.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Malta | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population:
88.76%
male:
86.91%
female: literacyfemale |
Oman | definition:
total population:
approaching 80%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Maldives | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.2%
male:
93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Mexico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89.6%
male:
91.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Malaysia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.5%
male:
89.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
42.3%
male:
58.4%
female: literacyfemale |
New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91%
male:
92%
female: literacyfemale |
Niue | definition:
total population:
95%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Norfolk Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
13.6%
male:
20.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Vanuatu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
53%
male:
57%
female: literacyfemale |
Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
57.1%
male:
67.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (2000 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Norway | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
27.5%
male:
40.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Nauru | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Suriname | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male:
95%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
65.7%
male:
64.6%
female: literacyfemale |
New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Southern Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Paraguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92.1%
male:
93.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Pitcairn Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Peru | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
88.7%
male:
94.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Paracel Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Spratly Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Pakistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
42.7%
male:
55.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Poland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Panama | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90.8%
male:
91.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Portugal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
87.4%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Papua New Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
72.2%
male:
81%
female: literacyfemale |
Palau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92%
male:
93%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea-Bissau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
53.9%
male:
67.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Qatar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79%
male:
79%
female: literacyfemale |
Reunion | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79%
male:
76%
female: literacyfemale |
Marshall Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
98%
female: literacyfemale |
Philippines | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
94.6%
male:
95%
female: literacyfemale |
Puerto Rico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89%
male:
90%
female: literacyfemale |
Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
48%
male:
52%
female: literacyfemale |
Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
62.8%
male:
71.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Seychelles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
56%
female: literacyfemale |
South Africa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
81.8%
male:
81.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Senegal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
33.1%
male:
43%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovenia | definition:
total population:
99%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Sierra Leone | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population:
31.4%
male:
45.4%
female: literacyfemale |
San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population:
96%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Singapore | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.5%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Somalia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
24%
male:
36%
female: literacyfemale |
Spain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
67%
male:
65%
female: literacyfemale |
Sudan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
46.1%
male:
57.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Svalbard | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sweden | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1979 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Syria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
70.8%
male:
85.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Switzerland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Trinidad and Tobago | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97.9%
male:
98.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Tromelin Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Thailand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.8%
male:
96%
female: literacyfemale |
Tajikistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Turks and Caicos Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tokelau | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Tonga | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population:
98.5%
male:
98.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Togo | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
51.7%
male:
67%
female: literacyfemale |
Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
73%
male:
85%
female: literacyfemale |
Tunisia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
66.7%
male:
78.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Turkey | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
85%
male:
94%
female: literacyfemale |
Tuvalu | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
Turkmenistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Tanzania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population:
67.8%
male:
79.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Uganda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
61.8%
male:
73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
United Kingdom | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population:
99% (1978 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Ukraine | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
100%
female: literacyfemale |
United States | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
19.2%
male:
29.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Uruguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97.3%
male:
96.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Uzbekistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
96%
male:
96%
female: literacyfemale |
Venezuela | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.1%
male:
91.8%
female: literacyfemale |
British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97.8% (1991 est.)
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Vietnam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.7%
male:
96.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Virgin Islands | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Holy See (Vatican City) | definition:
total population:
100%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
38%
male:
45%
female: literacyfemale |
West Bank | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Wallis and Futuna | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
50%
male:
50%
female: literacyfemale |
Western Sahara | definition:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Wake Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female: literacyfemale |
Swaziland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
76.7%
male:
78%
female: literacyfemale |
Indian Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Arctic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
World | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Yemen | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
38%
male:
53%
female: literacyfemale |
Zambia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population:
78.2%
male:
85.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Atlantic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Zimbabwe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population:
85%
male:
90%
female: literacyfemale |
Pacific Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
World | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Afghanistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Akrotiri | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Albania | definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Algeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.6%
female: literacyfemale |
American Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Andorra | definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Angola | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Anguilla | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: literacyfemale |
Antarctica | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Antigua and Barbuda | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 85.8%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Arctic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Argentina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Armenia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Aruba | definition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Atlantic Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Australia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Austria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Azerbaijan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Bahamas, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Bahrain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.6%
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Bangladesh | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Barbados | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Iles Eparses | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Belarus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Belgium | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Belize | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 76.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Benin | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 34.7%
male: 47.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Bermuda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Bhutan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: literacyfemale |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.7%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.2%
male: 80.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Bouvet Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.6%
male: 88.4%
female: literacyfemale |
British Indian Ocean Territory | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 21.8%
male: 29.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 93.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.3%
male: 67.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 77%
female: literacyfemale |
Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: literacyfemale |
Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: literacyfemale |
China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Christmas Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Clipperton Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Colombia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Comoros | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Congo, Republic of the | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Cook Islands | definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Coral Sea Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: literacyfemale |
East Timor | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Dhekelia | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: literacyfemale |
Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Czech Republic | definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Eritrea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Faroe Islands | definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Gaza Strip | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Georgia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Germany | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Ghana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.9%
male: 66.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Gibraltar | definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Iles Eparses | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Greece | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Greenland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Grenada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Guam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Guatemala | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.1%
male: 75.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Guernsey | definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 29.5%
male: 42.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Guinea-Bissau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Guyana | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Haiti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Holy See (Vatican City) | definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 79.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Iles Eparses | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61%
male: 73.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Indian Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 94%
female: literacyfemale |
Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.1%
male: 84.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Isle of Man | definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 98.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Jan Mayen | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Jersey | definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Kazakhstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Kenya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Kiribati | definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, North | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Korea, South | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Kuwait | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Kyrgyzstan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Laos | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.7%
male: 77%
female: literacyfemale |
Latvia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Lebanon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Lesotho | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Liberia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Libya | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Liechtenstein | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Lithuania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Luxembourg | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Macau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Macedonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Madagascar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Malawi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Malaysia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Maldives | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.3%
male: 96.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Mali | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Malta | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Marshall Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.2%
male: 59.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Mauritius | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.4%
male: 88.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Mayotte | definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Mexico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Micronesia, Federated States of | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: literacyfemale |
Moldova | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Monaco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Mongolia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: literacyfemale |
Montenegro | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.3%
male: 65.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Nauru | definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Navassa Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: literacyfemale |
New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Niue | definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Norfolk Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Norway | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: literacyfemale |
Pacific Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Pakistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: literacyfemale |
Palau | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: literacyfemale |
Panama | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Papua New Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 63.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Paracel Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Paraguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Peru | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.7%
male: 93.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Philippines | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Pitcairn Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Poland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Portugal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Puerto Rico | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Qatar | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Uganda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8%
male: 76.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Tuvalu | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Turks and Caicos Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Turkmenistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Turkey | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Tunisia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Trinidad and Tobago | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Tokelau | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Tonga | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Togo | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Thailand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Tanzania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 69.4%
male: 77.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Tajikistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Syria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.6%
male: 86%
female: literacyfemale |
Switzerland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Sweden | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Swaziland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Svalbard | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Suriname | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: literacyfemale |
Sudan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Spratly Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Sri Lanka | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.7%
male: 92.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Southern Ocean | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Spain | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: literacyfemale |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
South Africa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: literacyfemale |
Somalia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Solomon Islands | definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Slovenia | definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Slovakia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Singapore | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Sierra Leone | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 35.1%
male: 46.9%
female: literacyfemale |
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: literacyfemale |
Seychelles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 91.4%
female: literacyfemale |
Senegal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: literacyfemale |
Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.9%
male: 92.2%
female: literacyfemale |
San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: literacyfemale |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
Ukraine | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: literacyfemale |
United Arab Emirates | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: literacyfemale |
United Kingdom | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
United States | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Uruguay | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Uzbekistan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: literacyfemale |
Vanuatu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: literacyfemale |
Venezuela | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: literacyfemale |
Vietnam | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: literacyfemale |
Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90-95% est.
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Wake Island | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Wallis and Futuna | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Oman | definition: NA
total population: 81.4%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Iles Eparses | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Iles Eparses | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
European Union | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Taiwan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA%
female: literacyfemale |
Zimbabwe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: literacyfemale |
Zambia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: literacyfemale |
Western Sahara | definition:
total population:
male:
female: literacyfemale |
Yemen | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: literacyfemale |
West Bank | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: literacyfemale |
