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Nationor Region |
TotalLiteracyRate |
MaleLiteracyRate |
FemaleLiteracyRate |
| World | 82% | 87% | 77% |
| Finland | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Grenada | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Andorra | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Poland | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Slovakia | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Norway | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Greenland | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Samoa | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cuba | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Barbados | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Liechtenstein | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Latvia | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Slovenia | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Georgia | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Lithuania | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Estonia | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 100% | 99% |
| Belarus | 100% | 100% | 99% |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 100% | 99% |
| Guam | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Monaco | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Denmark | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Russia | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| Tonga | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Moldova | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| Czech Republic | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Australia | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| United States | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Korea, North | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Hungary | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| Japan | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Armenia | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| Faroe Islands | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Belgium | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| United Kingdom | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Germany | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| New Zealand | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Ukraine | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| Netherlands | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Sweden | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Switzerland | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| France | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Canada | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Ireland | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Iceland | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Uzbekistan | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| Romania | 97% | 98% | 99% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | 99% | 100% | 98% |
| Turkmenistan | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| Albania | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| Bulgaria | 98% | 99% | 98% |
| Italy | 98% | 99% | 98% |
| Uruguay | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 98% | 99% | 98% |
| Bermuda | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Cayman Islands | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Mongolia | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| British Virgin Islands | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| French Polynesia | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Austria | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| Croatia | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| Spain | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| Korea, South | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| Montserrat | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| American Samoa | 97% | 98% | 97% |
| Argentina | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| Aruba | 97% | 98% | 97% |
| Bahamas | 96% | 95% | 97% |
| Cyprus | 98% | 99% | 96% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| Israel | 97% | 99% | 96% |
| Chile | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| Taiwan | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| New Caledonia | 96% | 97% | 96% |
| San Marino | 96% | 97% | 95% |
| Costa Rica | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Niue | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Cook Islands | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Anguilla | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Maldives | 94% | 93% | 95% |
| Lesotho | 85% | 75% | 95% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97% | 99% | 94% |
| Greece | 96% | 98% | 94% |
| Macedonia | 96% | 98% | 94% |
| Serbia | 96% | 99% | 94% |
| Marshall Islands | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| Dominica | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| Puerto Rico | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| Malta | 93% | 92% | 94% |
| Paraguay | 94% | 95% | 93% |
| Virgin Islands | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Philippines | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Venezuela | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Fiji | 94% | 96% | 92% |
| Vietnam | 94% | 96% | 92% |
| Seychelles | 92% | 91% | 92% |
| Guyana | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| Jamaica | 88% | 84% | 92% |
| Portugal | 95% | 96% | 91% |
| Thailand | 93% | 95% | 91% |
| Kuwait | 93% | 94% | 91% |
| Panama | 92% | 93% | 91% |
| Colombia | 90% | 90% | 91% |
| Saint Lucia | 90% | 90% | 91% |
| Hong Kong | 94% | 97% | 90% |
| Brunei | 93% | 95% | 90% |
| Palau | 92% | 93% | 90% |
| Ecuador | 91% | 92% | 90% |
| Singapore | 93% | 97% | 89% |
| Peru | 93% | 96% | 89% |
| China | 92% | 96% | 89% |
| Sri Lanka | 91% | 92% | 89% |
| Brazil | 89% | 88% | 89% |
| Qatar | 89% | 89% | 89% |
| Kosovo | 92% | 97% | 88% |
| Gaza Strip | 92% | 97% | 88% |
| West Bank | 92% | 97% | 88% |
| Macau | 91% | 95% | 88% |
| Micronesia | 89% | 91% | 88% |
| Zimbabwe | 91% | 94% | 87% |
| Indonesia | 90% | 94% | 87% |
| Suriname | 90% | 92% | 87% |
| Dominican Republic | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| Burma | 90% | 94% | 86% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| South Africa | 86% | 87% | 86% |
| Jordan | 90% | 95% | 85% |
| Malaysia | 89% | 92% | 85% |
| Mexico | 86% | 87% | 85% |
| Gibraltar | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| Bahrain | 87% | 89% | 84% |
| Namibia | 85% | 87% | 84% |
| Lebanon | 87% | 93% | 82% |
| Botswana | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| United Arab Emirates | 78% | 76% | 82% |
| Bolivia | 87% | 93% | 81% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 87% | 93% | 81% |
| Mauritius | 84% | 89% | 81% |
| Swaziland | 82% | 83% | 81% |
| Turkey | 87% | 95% | 80% |
| Kenya | 85% | 91% | 80% |
| El Salvador | 81% | 83% | 80% |
| Honduras | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 85% | 92% | 78% |
| Congo, Republic of the | 84% | 90% | 78% |
| Belize | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| Zambia | 81% | 87% | 75% |
| Oman | 81% | 87% | 74% |
| Syria | 80% | 86% | 74% |
| Vanuatu | 74% | 74% | 74% |
| Libya | 83% | 92% | 72% |
| Saudi Arabia | 79% | 85% | 71% |
| Iran | 77% | 84% | 70% |
| Cape Verde | 77% | 86% | 69% |
| Nicaragua | 68% | 67% | 68% |
| Tunisia | 74% | 83% | 65% |
| Rwanda | 70% | 76% | 65% |
| Cambodia | 74% | 85% | 64% |
| Iraq | 74% | 84% | 64% |
| Laos | 73% | 83% | 63% |
| Madagascar | 69% | 76% | 63% |
| Guatemala | 69% | 75% | 63% |
| Tanzania | 69% | 78% | 62% |
| Nigeria | 68% | 76% | 61% |
| Algeria | 70% | 80% | 60% |
| Cameroon | 68% | 77% | 60% |
| Egypt | 71% | 83% | 59% |
| Timor-Leste | 59% | 59% | 59% |
| Djibouti | 68% | 78% | 58% |
| Uganda | 67% | 77% | 58% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 67% | 81% | 54% |
| Angola | 67% | 83% | 54% |
| Gabon | 63% | 74% | 53% |
| Burundi | 59% | 67% | 52% |
| Sudan | 61% | 72% | 51% |
| Papua New Guinea | 57% | 63% | 51% |
| Haiti | 53% | 55% | 51% |
| Malawi | 63% | 76% | 50% |
| Ghana | 58% | 66% | 50% |
| Wallis and Futuna | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Comoros | 57% | 64% | 49% |
| India | 61% | 73% | 48% |
| Eritrea | 59% | 70% | 48% |
| Togo | 61% | 75% | 47% |
| Mauritania | 51% | 60% | 43% |
| Liberia | 58% | 73% | 42% |
| Bangladesh | 48% | 54% | 41% |
| Morocco | 52% | 65% | 40% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 49% | 61% | 39% |
| Mali | 47% | 54% | 39% |
| Pakistan | 50% | 63% | 36% |
| Nepal | 49% | 63% | 35% |
| Ethiopia | 43% | 50% | 35% |
| Central African Republic | 49% | 65% | 34% |
| Bhutan | 47% | 60% | 34% |
| Mozambique | 48% | 64% | 33% |
| The Gambia | 40% | 48% | 33% |
| Yemen | 50% | 71% | 30% |
| Senegal | 39% | 51% | 29% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 42% | 58% | 27% |
| Somalia | 38% | 50% | 26% |
| Sierra Leone | 35% | 47% | 24% |
| Benin | 35% | 48% | 23% |
| Guinea | 30% | 43% | 18% |
| South Sudan | 27% | 40% | 16% |
| Niger | 29% | 43% | 15% |
| Burkina Faso | 22% | 29% | 15% |
| Afghanistan | 28% | 43% | 13% |
| Chad | 26% | 41% | 13% |
Source: CIA World Factbook, accessed July 15, 2011
Nation or region can refer to a wide variety of dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabited islands, and other entities in addition to the traditional countries or independent states.
Literacy Rate is an estimate of the number of people in a nation or region who are able to read. Each nation defines literacy by their own standard and sets the minimum age for literacy.
Dowling, Mike. "Sort the Nations of the World by Female Literacy Rate at mrdowling.com." www.mrdowling.com. Updated August 8, 2011 . Web. Date of Access. <http://www.mrdowling.com/800literacyfemale.html>