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Literacy Country profile category: People |
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z |
Afghanistan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 31.5% male: 47.2% female: 15% (1999 est.) |
Albania: |
definition:
age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 93% (1997 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Algeria: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.6% male: 73.9% female: 49% (1995 est.) |
American Samoa: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.) |
Andorra: |
definition:
NA
total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA% |
Angola: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42% male: 56% female: 28% (1998 est.) |
Anguilla: |
definition:
age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.) |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
definition:
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1960 est.) |
Argentina: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2% male: 96.2% female: 96.2% (1995 est.) |
Armenia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 98% (1989 est.) |
Aruba: |
definition:
NA
total population: 97% male: NA% female: NA% |
Australia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1980 est.) |
Austria: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA% |
Azerbaijan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.) |
Bahamas, The: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2% male: 98.5% female: 98% (1995 est.) |
Bahrain: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.) |
Bangladesh: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56% male: 63% female: 49% (2000 est.) |
Barbados: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4% male: 98% female: 96.8% (1995 est.) |
Belarus: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.) |
Belgium: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA% |
Belize: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.3% male: 70.3% female: 70.3% (1991 est.) note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75% |
Benin: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.5% male: 52.2% female: 23.6% (2000) |
Bermuda: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1970 est.) |
Bhutan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2% male: 56.2% female: 28.1% (1995 est.) |
Bolivia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1% male: 90.5% female: 76% (1995 est.) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Botswana: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.8% male: 80.5% female: 59.9% (1995 est.) |
Brazil: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.3% male: 83.3% female: 83.2% (1995 est.) |
British Virgin Islands: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Brunei: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.2% male: 92.6% female: 83.4% (1995 est.) |
Bulgaria: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1999) |
Burkina Faso: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 19.2% male: 29.5% female: 9.2% (1995 est.) |
Burma: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1% male: 88.7% female: 77.7% (1995 est.) note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.) |
Burundi: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.3% male: 49.3% female: 22.5% (1995 est.) |
Cambodia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35% male: 48% female: 22% (1990 est.) |
Cameroon: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.4% male: 75% female: 52.1% (1995 est.) |
Canada: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Cape Verde: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.6% male: 81.4% female: 63.8% (1995 est.) |
Cayman Islands: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.) |
Central African Republic: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60% male: 68.5% female: 52.4% (1995 est.) |
Chad: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 48.1% male: 62.1% female: 34.7% (1995 est.) |
Chile: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.2% male: 95.4% female: 95% (1995 est.) |
China: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.5% male: 89.9% female: 72.7% (1995 est.) |
Colombia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3% male: 91.2% female: 91.4% (1995 est.) |
Comoros: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3% male: 64.2% female: 50.4% (1995 est.) |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 77.3% male: 86.6% female: 67.7% (1995 est.) |
Congo, Republic of the: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.9% male: 83.1% female: 67.2% (1995 est.) |
Cook Islands: |
definition:
NA
total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA% |
Costa Rica: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.8% male: 94.7% female: 95% (1995 est.) |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.5% male: 57% female: 40% |
Croatia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 99% female: 95% (1991 est.) |
Cuba: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7% male: 96.2% female: 95.3% (1995 est.) |
Cyprus: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94% male: 98% female: 91% (1987 est.) |
Czech Republic: |
definition:
NA
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Denmark: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA% |
Djibouti: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.2% male: 60.3% female: 32.7% (1995 est.) |
Dominica: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (1970 est.) |
Dominican Republic: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.1% male: 82% female: 82.2% (1995 est.) |
Ecuador: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.) |
Egypt: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.4% male: 63.6% female: 38.8% (1995 est.) |
El Salvador: |
definition:
age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.) |
Equatorial Guinea: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5% male: 89.6% female: 68.1% (1995 est.) |
Eritrea: |
definition:
NA
total population: 25% male: NA% female: NA% |
Estonia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1998 est.) |
Ethiopia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5% male: 45.5% female: 25.3% (1995 est.) |
Faroe Islands: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper |
Fiji: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.6% male: 93.8% female: 89.3% (1995 est.) |
Finland: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
France: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1980 est.) |
French Guiana: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.) |
French Polynesia: |
definition:
age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.) |
Gabon: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2% male: 73.7% female: 53.3% (1995 est.) |
Gambia, The: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.5% male: 58.4% female: 37.1% (2001 est.) |
Gaza Strip: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Georgia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1989 est.) |
Germany: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Ghana: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5% male: 75.9% female: 53.5% (1995 est.) |
Gibraltar: |
definition:
NA
total population: above 80% male: NA% female: NA% |
Greece: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95% male: 98% female: 93% (1991 est.) |
Greenland: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper |
Grenada: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.) |
Guadeloupe: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.) |
Guam: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
Guatemala: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.6% male: 68.7% female: 58.5% (2000 est.) |
Guernsey: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Guinea: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9% male: 49.9% female: 21.9% (1995 est.) |
Guinea-Bissau: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53.9% male: 67.1% female: 40.7% (1997 est.) |
Guyana: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.1% male: 98.6% female: 97.5% (1995 est.) |
Haiti: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45% male: 48% female: 42.2% (1995 est.) |
Holy See (Vatican City): |
definition:
NA
total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA% |
Honduras: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.7% male: 72.6% female: 72.7% (1995 est.) |
Hong Kong: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 92.2% male: 96% female: 88.2% (1996 est.) |
Hungary: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 98% (1980 est.) |
Iceland: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
India: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52% male: 65.5% female: 37.7% (1995 est.) |
Indonesia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8% male: 89.6% female: 78% (1995 est.) |
Iran: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.1% male: 78.4% female: 65.8% (1994 est.) |
Iraq: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58% male: 70.7% female: 45% (1995 est.) |
Ireland: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Israel: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95% male: 97% female: 93% (1992 est.) |
Italy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1998) male: NA% female: NA% |
Jamaica: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 85% male: 80.8% female: 89.1% (1995 est.) |
Japan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1970 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Jersey: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
Jordan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.6% male: 93.4% female: 79.4% (1995 est.) |
Kazakhstan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.) |
Kenya: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.1% male: 86.3% female: 70% (1995 est.) |
Kiribati: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Korea, North: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
Korea, South: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99.3% female: 96.7% (1995 est.) |
Kuwait: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.) |
Kyrgyzstan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.) |
Laos: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57% male: 70% female: 44% (1999 est.) |
Latvia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 99% (1989 est.) |
Lebanon: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4% male: 90.8% female: 82.2% (1997 est.) |
Lesotho: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83% male: 72% female: 93% (1999 est.) |
Liberia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.3% male: 53.9% female: 22.4% (1995 est.) note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system |
Libya: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2% male: 87.9% female: 63% (1995 est.) |
Liechtenstein: |
definition:
age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1981 est.) |
Lithuania: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1989 est.) |
Luxembourg: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.) |
Macau: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90% male: 93% female: 86% (1981 est.) |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Madagascar: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80% male: 88% female: 73% (1990 est.) |
Malawi: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58% male: 72.8% female: 43.4% (1999 est.) |
Malaysia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5% male: 89.1% female: 78.1% (1995 est.) |
Maldives: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2% male: 93.3% female: 93% (1995 est.) |
Mali: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 31% male: 39.4% female: 23.1% (1995 est.) |
Malta: |
definition:
age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 88.76% male: 86.91% female: 89.55% (1995 census) |
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% male: 100% female: 88% (1980 est.) |
Martinique: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93% male: 92% female: 93% (1982 est.) |
Mauritania: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.7% male: 53.4% female: 40% (1998 est.) |
Mauritius: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.9% male: 87.1% female: 78.8% (1995 est.) |
Mayotte: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Mexico: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.) |
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89% male: 91% female: 88% (1980 est.) |
Moldova: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96% male: 99% female: 94% (1989 est.) |
Monaco: |
definition:
NA
total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA% |
Mongolia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000) |
Montserrat: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.) |
Morocco: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.7% male: 56.6% female: 31% (1995 est.) |
Mozambique: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.3% male: 58.4% female: 27% (1998 est.) |
Namibia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38% male: 45% female: 31% (1960 est.) |
Nauru: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Nepal: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.5% male: 40.9% female: 14% (1995 est.) |
Netherlands: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Netherlands Antilles: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1981 est.) |
New Caledonia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91% male: 92% female: 90% (1976 est.) |
New Zealand: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Nicaragua: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 65.7% male: 64.6% female: 66.6% (1995 est.) |
Niger: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 13.6% male: 20.9% female: 6.6% (1995 est.) |
Nigeria: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1% male: 67.3% female: 47.3% (1995 est.) |
Niue: |
definition:
NA
total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA% |
Northern Mariana Islands: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 97% female: 96% (1980 est.) |
Norway: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA% |
Oman: |
definition:
NA
total population: approaching 80% male: NA% female: NA% |
Pakistan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7% male: 55.3% female: 29% (1998) |
Palau: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92% male: 93% female: 90% (1980 est.) |
Panama: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.8% male: 91.4% female: 90.2% (1995 est.) |
Papua New Guinea: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.2% male: 81% female: 62.7% (1995 est.) |
Paraguay: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.1% male: 93.5% female: 90.6% (1995 est.) |
Peru: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7% male: 94.5% female: 83% (1995 est.) |
Philippines: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6% male: 95% female: 94.3% (1995 est.) |
Poland: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 98% (1978 est.) |
Portugal: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4% male: NA% female: NA% |
Puerto Rico: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.) |
Qatar: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79% male: 79% female: 80% (1995 est.) |
Reunion: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79% male: 76% female: 80% (1982 est.) |
Romania: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 98% female: 95% (1992 est.) |
Russia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 100% female: 97% (1989 est.) |
Rwanda: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% male: 52% female: 45% (1995 est.) |
Saint Helena: |
definition:
age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1987 est.) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1980 est.) |
Saint Lucia: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67% male: 65% female: 69% (1980 est.) |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1982 est.) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96% male: 96% female: 96% (1970 est.) |
Samoa: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.) |
San Marino: |
definition:
age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.) |
Sao Tome and Principe: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73% male: 85% female: 62% (1991 est.) |
Saudi Arabia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.8% male: 71.5% female: 50.2% (1995 est.) |
Senegal: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 33.1% male: 43% female: 23.2% (1995 est.) |
Seychelles: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58% male: 56% female: 60% (1971 est.) |
Sierra Leone: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.) |
Singapore: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.5% male: 97% female: 89.8% (1999) |
Slovakia: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Slovenia: |
definition:
NA
total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA% |
Solomon Islands: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Somalia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 24% male: 36% female: 14% (1990 est.) |
South Africa: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.8% male: 81.9% female: 81.7% (1995 est.) |
Spain: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: NA% female: NA% |
Sri Lanka: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.) |
Sudan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.1% male: 57.7% female: 34.6% (1995 est.) |
Suriname: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93% male: 95% female: 91% (1995 est.) |
Swaziland: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.7% male: 78% female: 75.6% (1995 est.) |
Sweden: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Switzerland: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Syria: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.8% male: 85.7% female: 55.8% (1997 est.) |
Tajikistan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.) |
Tanzania: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 67.8% male: 79.4% female: 56.8% (1995 est.) |
Thailand: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8% male: 96% female: 91.6% (1995 est.) |
Togo: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7% male: 67% female: 37% (1995 est.) |
Tonga: |
definition:
can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5% male: 98.4% female: 98.7% (1996 est.) |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.) |
Tunisia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.7% male: 78.6% female: 54.6% (1995 est.) |
Turkey: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85% male: 94% female: 77% (2000) |
Turkmenistan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.) |
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.) |
Tuvalu: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Uganda: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.8% male: 73.7% female: 50.2% (1995 est.) |
Ukraine: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 100% female: 97% (1989 est.) |
United Arab Emirates: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.2% male: 78.9% female: 79.8% (1995 est.) |
United Kingdom: |
definition:
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (1978 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
United States: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) |
Uruguay: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3% male: 96.9% female: 97.7% (1995 est.) |
Uzbekistan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (yearend 1996) |
Vanuatu: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.) |
Venezuela: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.) |
Vietnam: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7% male: 96.5% female: 91.2% (1995 est.) |
Virgin Islands: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Wallis and Futuna: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.) |
West Bank: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Western Sahara: |
definition:
NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Yemen: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38% male: 53% female: 26% (1990 est.) |
Yugoslavia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93% male: 97.2% female: 88.9% (1991) |
Zambia: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 78.2% male: 85.6% female: 71.3% (1995 est.) |
Zimbabwe: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85% male: 90% female: 80% (1995 est.) |
Taiwan: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86% (1980 est.); note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.) male: 93% (1980 est.) female: 79% (1980 est.) |