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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Sweden: 74.9% 
# 2   Norway: 70.3% 
# 3   Denmark: 68% 
# 4   Netherlands: 64.1% 
# 5   Finland: 63.2% 
# 6   Germany: 58.3% 
# 7   Czech Republic: 57.7% 
# 8   Canada: 57.1% 
# 9   Australia: 55.2% 
# 10   Switzerland: 52.8% 
# 11   United States: 50.4% 
# 12   United Kingdom: 49.6% 
# 13   New Zealand: 49.4% 
# 14   Ireland: 43% 
# 15   Hungary: 32.9% 
# 16   Poland: 23.9% 
# 17   Portugal: 19.9% 
Weighted average: 52.4%  



DEFINITION: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.

SOURCE: OECD

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