Catholic countries Compared by People > Literacy > Total population

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which 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.
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Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Andorra	100%	2013
=1	Luxembourg	100%	2013
=1	Liechtenstein	100%	2013
=1	Holy See (Vatican City)	100%	2013
5	Cuba	99.8%	2013
=6	Poland	99.7%	2013
=6	Lithuania	99.7%	2013
8	Slovakia	99.6%	2013
=9	Italy	99%	2013
=9	Ireland	99%	2013
=9	France	99%	2013
12	Croatia	98.9%	2013
13	Chile	98.6%	2013
14	Austria	98%	2013
15	Argentina	97.9%	2013
16	British Virgin Islands	97.8%	2013
17	Spain	97.7%	2013
18	Aruba	96.8%	2013
19	Costa Rica	96.3%	2013
20	San Marino	96%	2013
21	Venezuela	95.5%	2013
=22	Philippines	95.4%	2013
=22	Portugal	95.4%	2013
24	Equatorial Guinea	94.2%	2013
25	Panama	94.1%	2013
26	Dominica	94%	2013
27	Paraguay	93.9%	2013
28	Colombia	93.6%	2013
29	Mexico	93.5%	2013
30	Palau	92%	2013
31	Seychelles	91.8%	2013
32	Ecuador	91.6%	2013
33	Bolivia	91.2%	2013
34	Brazil	90.4%	2013
35	Peru	89.6%	2013
36	Cape Verde	84.9%	2013
37	Guatemala	75.9%	2013
38	Eritrea	68.9%	2013
39	Burundi	67.2%	2013
40	East Timor	58.3%	2013
41	Cote d'Ivoire	56.9%	2013
42	Haiti	48.7%	2013

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