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Education Statistics > Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#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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