Former French colonies 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	Vietnam	93.4%	2013
2	Lebanon	89.6%	2013
3	Gabon	89%	2013
4	Syria	84.1%	2013
5	Tunisia	79.1%	2013
6	Cambodia	73.9%	2013
7	Laos	72.7%	2013
8	Algeria	72.6%	2013
9	Cameroon	71.3%	2013
10	Djibouti	67.9%	2013
11	Morocco	67.1%	2013
12	Madagascar	64.5%	2013
13	Togo	60.4%	2013
14	Mauritania	58.6%	2013
15	Cote d'Ivoire	56.9%	2013
16	Central African Republic	56.6%	2013
17	Mozambique	56.1%	2013
18	Senegal	49.7%	2013
19	Haiti	48.7%	2013
20	Benin	42.4%	2013
21	Guinea	41%	2013
22	Chad	35.4%	2013
23	Mali	33.4%	2013
=24	Burkina Faso	28.7%	2013
=24	Niger	28.7%	2013

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