Country profile category: People
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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.) |