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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.)