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Education Statistics > Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Niger: |
90.2% |
2003  |
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# 2
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Burkina Faso: |
83.4% |
2003  |
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# 3
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Mali: |
82% |
2003  |
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# 4
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Iraq: |
75.5% |
2003  |
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# 5
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Benin: |
73.5% |
2003  |
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= 6
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Nepal: |
72.4% |
2003  |
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= 6
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Guinea-Bissau: |
72.4% |
2003  |
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# 8
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Yemen: |
69.8% |
2003  |
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# 9
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Pakistan: |
69.4% |
2003  |
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# 10
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Senegal: |
69.2% |
2003  |
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# 11
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Mauritania: |
68.1% |
2003  |
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# 12
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Bangladesh: |
68% |
2003  |
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# 13
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Mozambique: |
67.3% |
2003  |
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# 14
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Gambia, The: |
66.9% |
2003  |
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# 15
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Ethiopia: |
64.8% |
2003  |
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# 16
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Chad: |
60.7% |
2003  |
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# 17
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Morocco: |
60.6% |
2003  |
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# 18
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Central African Republic: |
60.1% |
2003  |
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# 19
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Liberia: |
59.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 20
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
59.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 21
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Burundi: |
54.8% |
2003  |
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|
= 22
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Egypt: |
53.1% |
2003  |
|
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= 22
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Togo: |
53.1% |
2003  |
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# 24
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Eritrea: |
52.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 25
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India: |
51.7% |
2003  |
|
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# 26
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Comoros: |
50.7% |
2003  |
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# 27
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Malawi: |
50.3% |
2003  |
|
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# 28
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Sudan: |
49.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 29
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Haiti: |
48.8% |
2003  |
|
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# 30
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
44.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 31
|
Laos: |
43.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 32
|
Djibouti: |
41.6% |
2003  |
|
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# 33
|
Papua New Guinea: |
40.6% |
2003  |
|
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# 34
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Cambodia: |
39.8% |
2003  |
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# 35
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Uganda: |
39.6% |
2003  |
|
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# 36
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Algeria: |
39.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 37
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Nigeria: |
39% |
2003  |
|
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# 38
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Madagascar: |
37.5% |
2003  |
|
|
# 39
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Guatemala: |
36.8% |
2003  |
|
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# 40
|
Syria: |
36.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 41
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Tunisia: |
35.6% |
2003  |
|
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# 42
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Rwanda: |
35.2% |
2003  |
|
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# 43
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Oman: |
32.8% |
2003  |
|
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# 44
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Ghana: |
32.7% |
2003  |
|
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# 45
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Nicaragua: |
32.2% |
2003  |
|
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# 46
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Cameroon: |
32.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 47
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Cape Verde: |
30.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 48
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Tanzania: |
29.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 49
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Saudi Arabia: |
29.3% |
2003  |
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# 50
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Libya: |
28.1% |
2003  |
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# 51
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Iran: |
27.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 52
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Zambia: |
25.2% |
2003  |
|
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# 53
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Honduras: |
23% |
2003  |
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# 54
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El Salvador: |
22.3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 55
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Equatorial Guinea: |
21.6% |
2003  |
|
|
= 55
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Congo, Republic of the: |
21.6% |
2003  |
|
|
# 57
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Turkey: |
21.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 58
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Albania: |
20.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 59
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Kenya: |
20.3% |
2003  |
|
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# 60
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China: |
19.6% |
2003  |
|
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# 61
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Swaziland: |
19.2% |
2003  |
|
|
= 62
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Bolivia: |
18.5% |
2003  |
|
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= 62
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United Arab Emirates: |
18.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 64
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Kuwait: |
18.3% |
2003  |
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# 65
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Burma: |
18.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 66
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Lebanon: |
17.8% |
2003  |
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# 67
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Botswana: |
17.6% |
2003  |
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# 68
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Mauritius: |
17.4% |
2003  |
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# 69
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Namibia: |
16.3% |
2003  |
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# 70
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Indonesia: |
15.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 71
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Dominican Republic: |
15.2% |
2003  |
|
|
= 72
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Bahrain: |
15% |
2003  |
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= 72
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Qatar: |
15% |
2003  |
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# 74
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Malaysia: |
14.7% |
2003  |
|
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# 75
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South Africa: |
14.3% |
2003  |
|
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# 76
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Jordan: |
13.4% |
2003  |
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# 77
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Peru: |
13.3% |
2003  |
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# 78
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Zimbabwe: |
12.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 79
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Brazil: |
11.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 80
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Brunei: |
11.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 81
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Singapore: |
10.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 82
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Sri Lanka: |
10.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 83
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Mexico: |
9.8% |
2003  |
|
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# 84
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Hong Kong: |
9.5% |
2003  |
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# 85
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Réunion: |
9.3% |
2003  |
|
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# 86
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Ecuador: |
9.1% |
2003  |
|
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# 87
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Portugal: |
8.8% |
2003  |
|
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# 88
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Vietnam: |
8.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 89
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Jamaica: |
8.3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 90
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Panama: |
8.1% |
2003  |
|
|
= 90
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Fiji: |
8.1% |
2003  |
|
|
# 92
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Macau: |
8% |
2003  |
|
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# 93
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Colombia: |
7.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 94
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Paraguay: |
7% |
2003  |
|
|
# 95
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Venezuela: |
6.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 96
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Malta: |
6.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 97
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Israel: |
6.2% |
2003  |
|
|
# 98
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Belize: |
5.9% |
2003  |
|
|
= 99
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Puerto Rico: |
5.5% |
2003  |
|
|
= 99
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Lesotho: |
5.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 101
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Thailand: |
5.4% |
2003  |
|
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# 102
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Philippines: |
4.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 103
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Costa Rica: |
4% |
2003  |
|
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# 104
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Chile: |
3.9% |
2003  |
|
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# 105
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Cyprus: |
3.7% |
2003  |
|
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# 106
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Greece: |
3.6% |
2003  |
|
|
# 107
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Bahamas, The: |
3.5% |
2003  |
|
|
# 108
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Netherlands Antilles: |
3.2% |
2003  |
|
|
# 109
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Cuba: |
3.1% |
2003  |
|
|
# 110
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Korea, South: |
3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 111
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Argentina: |
2.9% |
2003  |
|
|
= 111
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Spain: |
2.9% |
2003  |
|
|
# 113
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Maldives: |
2.7% |
2003  |
|
|
= 114
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Croatia: |
2.3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 114
|
Romania: |
2.3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 116
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
2% |
2003  |
|
|
= 116
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Armenia: |
2% |
2003  |
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# 118
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Martinique: |
1.9% |
2003  |
|
|
= 119
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Bulgaria: |
1.8% |
2003  |
|
|
= 119
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Uruguay: |
1.8% |
2003  |
|
|
# 121
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Italy: |
1.7% |
2003  |
|
|
= 122
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Samoa: |
1.5% |
2003  |
|
|
= 122
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Guyana: |
1.5% |
2003  |
|
|
= 122
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Mongolia: |
1.5% |
2003  |
|
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# 125
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Moldova: |
1.3% |
2003  |
|
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# 126
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Uzbekistan: |
1% |
2003  |
|
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# 127
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Tajikistan: |
0.9% |
2003  |
|
|
# 128
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Hungary: |
0.8% |
2003  |
|
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# 129
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Kazakhstan: |
0.7% |
2003  |
|
|
= 130
|
Russia: |
0.5% |
2003  |
|
|
= 130
|
Lithuania: |
0.5% |
2003  |
|
|
= 132
|
Slovenia: |
0.4% |
2003  |
|
|
= 132
|
Ukraine: |
0.4% |
2003  |
|
|
= 132
|
Belarus: |
0.4% |
2003  |
|
|
= 135
|
Poland: |
0.3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 135
|
Barbados: |
0.3% |
2003  |
|
|
= 137
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Estonia: |
0.2% |
2003  |
|
|
= 137
|
Latvia: |
0.2% |
2003  |
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Weighted average: |
24.5% |
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