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The World Factbook 2002
  Field Listing - Literacy


This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Country
Literacy (%)
Afghanistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: 21% (1999 est.)
Albania definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 93% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Algeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.6%
male: 73.9%
female: 49% (1995 est.)
American Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.)
Andorra definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Angola definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 est.)
Anguilla definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1960 est.)
Argentina definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.2% (1995 est.)
Armenia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1989 est.)
Aruba definition: NA
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Australia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)
Austria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Azerbaijan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)
Bahamas, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: 98% (1995 est.)
Bahrain definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.5%
male: 91.6%
female: 84.2% (2002 est.)
Bangladesh definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56%
male: 63%
female: 49% (2000 est.)
Barbados definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.)
Belarus definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Belgium definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Belize definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.3%
male: 70.3%
female: 70.3% (1991 est.)
note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%
Benin definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.5%
male: 52.2%
female: 23.6% (2000)
Bermuda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1970 est.)
Bhutan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.)
Bolivia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 90.5%
female: 76% (1995 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Botswana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.8%
male: 80.5%
female: 59.9% (1995 est.)
Brazil definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.3%
male: 83.3%
female: 83.2% (1995 est.)
British Virgin Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Brunei definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.2%
male: 92.6%
female: 83.4% (1995 est.)
Bulgaria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1999)
Burkina Faso definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36% (2001)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Burma definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 88.7%
female: 77.7% (1995 est.)
note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)
Burundi definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.3%
male: 49.3%
female: 22.5% (1995 est.)
Cambodia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35%
male: 48%
female: 22% (1990 est.)
Cameroon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.4%
male: 75%
female: 52.1% (1995 est.)
Canada definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Cape Verde definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.6%
male: 81.4%
female: 63.8% (1995 est.)
Cayman Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
Central African Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60%
male: 68.5%
female: 52.4% (1995 est.)
Chad definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 40%
male: 49%
female: 31% (1998)
Chile definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.2%
male: 95.4%
female: 95% (1995 est.)
China definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.5%
male: 89.9%
female: 72.7% (1995 est.)
Christmas Island NA
Colombia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 91.2%
female: 91.4% (1995 est.)
Comoros definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 64.2%
female: 50.4% (1995 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 77.3%
male: 86.6%
female: 67.7% (1995 est.)
Congo, Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.9%
male: 83.1%
female: 67.2% (1995 est.)
Cook Islands definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Costa Rica definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.5%
male: 95.5%
female: 95.5% (1999 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.5%
male: 57%
female: 40%
Croatia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 95% (1991 est.)
Cuba definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 96.2%
female: 95.3% (1995 est.)
Cyprus definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98.7%
female: 95% (1999)
Czech Republic definition: NA
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Denmark definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Djibouti definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.2%
male: 60.3%
female: 32.7% (1995 est.)
Dominica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (1970 est.)
Dominican Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.1%
male: 82%
female: 82.2% (1995 est.)
East Timor definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% (2001)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Ecuador definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.1%
male: 92%
female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
Egypt definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: 38.8% (1995 est.)
El Salvador definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 71.5%
male: 73.5%
female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
Equatorial Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5%
male: 89.6%
female: 68.1% (1995 est.)
Eritrea definition: NA
total population: 25%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Estonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1998 est.)
Ethiopia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.)
Faroe Islands definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper
Fiji definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 90%
female: 95% (1999 est.)
Finland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
France definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1980 est.)
French Guiana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82% (1982 est.)
French Polynesia definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)
Gabon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.)
Gambia, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.5%
male: 58.4%
female: 37.1% (2001 est.)
Gaza Strip definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Georgia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1989 est.)
Germany definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Ghana definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 75.9%
female: 53.5% (1995 est.)
Gibraltar definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Greece definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98.5%
female: 96% (1999)
Greenland definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper
Grenada definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
Guadeloupe definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.)
Guam definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)
Guatemala definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.6%
male: 68.7%
female: 58.5% (2000 est.)
Guernsey definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.)
Guinea-Bissau definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 34%
male: 50%
female: 18% (2000 est.)
Guyana definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.1%
male: 98.6%
female: 97.5% (1995 est.)
Haiti definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45%
male: 48%
female: 42.2% (1995 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City) definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Honduras definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: 74%
female: 74.1% (1999)
Hong Kong definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 92.2%
male: 96%
female: 88.2% (1996 est.)
Hungary definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1980 est.)
Iceland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
India definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52%
male: 65.5%
female: 37.7% (1995 est.)
Indonesia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78% (1995 est.)
Iran definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.1%
male: 78.4%
female: 65.8% (1994 est.)
Iraq definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: 45% (1995 est.)
Ireland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Israel definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 97%
female: 93% (1992 est.)
Italy definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1998)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Jamaica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 85%
male: 80.8%
female: 89.1% (1995 est.)
Japan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1970 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Jersey definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Jordan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.6%
male: 93.4%
female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
Kazakhstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.)
Kenya definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.1%
male: 86.3%
female: 70% (1995 est.)
Kiribati definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Korea, North definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)
Korea, South definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99.3%
female: 96.7% (1995 est.)
Kuwait definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.6%
male: 82.2%
female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
Kyrgyzstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)
Laos definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57%
male: 70%
female: 44% (1999 est.)
Latvia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Lebanon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 90.8%
female: 82.2% (1997 est.)
Lesotho definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 72%
female: 93% (1999 est.)
Liberia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.3%
male: 53.9%
female: 22.4% (1995 est.)
note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system
Libya definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 87.9%
female: 63% (1995 est.)
Liechtenstein definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1981 est.)
Lithuania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1989 est.)
Luxembourg definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)
Macau definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 93%
female: 86% (1981 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Madagascar definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 88%
female: 73% (1990 est.)
Malawi definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 72.8%
female: 43.4% (1999 est.)
Malaysia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 89.1%
female: 78.1% (1995 est.)
Maldives definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 93.3%
female: 93% (1995 est.)
Mali definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1998 est.)
Malta definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 88.76%
male: 86.91%
female: 89.55% (1995 census)
Man, Isle of definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Marshall Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)
Martinique definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 92%
female: 93% (1982 est.)
Mauritania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.2%
male: 51.5%
female: 31.3% (2002 est.)
Mauritius definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.9%
male: 87.1%
female: 78.8% (1995 est.)
Mayotte definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Mexico definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 91.8%
female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)
Moldova definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 99%
female: 94% (1989 est.)
Monaco definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Mongolia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000)
Montserrat definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.)
Morocco definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.7%
male: 56.6%
female: 31% (1995 est.)
Mozambique definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.3%
male: 58.4%
female: 27% (1998 est.)
Namibia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1960 est.)
Nauru definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Nepal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.5%
male: 40.9%
female: 14% (1995 est.)
Netherlands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Netherlands Antilles definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1981 est.)
New Caledonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)
New Zealand definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Nicaragua definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.2% (1999)
male: 67.1%
female: 70.5% (2000 est.)
Niger definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 15.3%
male: 21.2%
female: 9.4% (2002)
Nigeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3% (1995 est.)
Niue definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Norfolk Island NA
Northern Mariana Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)
Norway definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Oman definition: NA
total population: approaching 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Pakistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 55.3%
female: 29% (1998)
Palau definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)
Panama definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 90.2% (1995 est.)
Papua New Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 72%
female: 57% (2000)
Paraguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.1%
male: 93.5%
female: 90.6% (1995 est.)
Peru definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.3%
male: 94.5%
female: 83% (1995 est.)
Philippines definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 95%
female: 94.3% (1995 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA
Poland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1978 est.)
Portugal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Puerto Rico definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1980 est.)
Qatar definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 79%
female: 80% (1995 est.)
Reunion definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 76%
female: 80% (1982 est.)
Romania definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 95% (1992 est.)
Russia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Rwanda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48%
male: 52%
female: 45% (1995 est.)
Saint Helena definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)
Saint Lucia definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: 69% (1980 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)
Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 81%
female: 79% (1999)
San Marino definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% (1976 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)
Saudi Arabia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78%
male: 84.2%
female: 69.5% (2002 est.)
Senegal definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.1%
male: 51.1%
female: 28.9% (2001 est.)
Seychelles definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: 60% (1971 est.)
Sierra Leone definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
Singapore definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.5%
male: 97%
female: 89.8% (1999)
Slovakia definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Slovenia definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Solomon Islands definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Somalia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.)
South Africa definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 86%
female: 85% (2000 est.)
Spain definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Sri Lanka definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.2%
male: 93.4%
female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
Sudan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.1%
male: 57.7%
female: 34.6% (1995 est.)
Suriname definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995 est.)
Svalbard NA
Swaziland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.3%
male: 78%
female: 78.4% (1999 est.)
Sweden definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Switzerland definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Syria definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.8%
male: 85.7%
female: 55.8% (1997 est.)
Taiwan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86% (1980 est.)
male: 93% (1980 est.)
female: 79% (1980 est.)
note: literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.)
Tajikistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Tanzania definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 67.8%
male: 79.4%
female: 56.8% (1995 est.)
Thailand definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 96%
female: 91.6% (1995 est.)
Togo definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 67%
female: 37% (1995 est.)
Tokelau NA
Tonga definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.7% (1996 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94% (2000)
male: 95.9% (1999)
female: 91.7% (1999)
Tunisia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.7%
male: 78.6%
female: 54.6% (1995 est.)
Turkey definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 94%
female: 77% (2000)
Turkmenistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
Tuvalu definition: percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write
total population: 55% (1996)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Uganda definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 74%
female: 54% (2000 est.)
Ukraine definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
United Arab Emirates definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.2%
male: 78.9%
female: 79.8% (1995 est.)
United Kingdom definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
United States definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1979 est.)
Uruguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 96.9%
female: 97.7% (1995 est.)
Uzbekistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (yearend 1996)
Vanuatu definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.)
Venezuela definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.1%
male: 91.8%
female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
Vietnam definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 96.5%
female: 91.2% (1995 est.)
Virgin Islands definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Wallis and Futuna definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)
West Bank definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Western Sahara definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
World definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: 71% (1995 est.)
Yemen definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 53%
female: 26% (1990 est.)
Yugoslavia definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: 88.9% (1991)
Zambia definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 78.9%
male: 85.7%
female: 72.6%
Zimbabwe definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85%
male: 90%
female: 80% (1995 est.)

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