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Education Statistics > Literacy > male (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
= 1     Georgia: 100 %   2004 Time series
= 1     Finland: 100 %   2000 Time series
= 1     Luxembourg: 100 %   2000 Time series
= 1     Greenland: 100 %   2001 Time series
= 1     Andorra: 100 %   2008 Time series
= 1     Norway: 100 %   2008 Time series
= 1     Holy See (Vatican City): 100 %   0000-00-00 Time series
= 1     Liechtenstein: 100 %   2008 Time series
= 9     Latvia: 99.8 %   2003 Time series
= 9     Belarus: 99.8 %   2003 Time series
= 9     Poland: 99.8 %   2003 Time series
= 9     Estonia: 99.8 %   2003 Time series
= 9     Kazakhstan: 99.8 %   1999 Time series
= 9     Ukraine: 99.8 %   2003 Time series
= 15     Barbados: 99.7 %   2002 Time series
= 15     Slovenia: 99.7 %   2008 Time series
= 15     Moldova: 99.7 %   2005 Time series
= 15     Slovakia: 99.7 %   2004 Time series
= 15     Russia: 99.7 %   2003 Time series
= 15     Lithuania: 99.7 %   2003 Time series
= 21     Samoa: 99.6 %   2003 Time series
= 21     Tajikistan: 99.6 %   2003 Time series
= 21     Uzbekistan: 99.6 %   2003 Time series
= 24     Hungary: 99.5 %   2003 Time series
= 24     Azerbaijan: 99.5 %   2003 Time series
= 26     Croatia: 99.4 %   2003 Time series
= 26     Armenia: 99.4 %   2003 Time series
= 28     Kyrgyzstan: 99.3 %   1999 Time series
= 28     Turkmenistan: 99.3 %   1999 Time series
= 28     Korea, South: 99.3 %   2003 Time series
# 31     Mongolia: 99.2 %   2003 Time series
= 32     Bulgaria: 99.1 %   2003 Time series
= 32     Guyana: 99.1 %   2003 Time series
= 32     Romania: 99.1 %   2003 Time series
= 32     Trinidad and Tobago: 99.1 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Belgium: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Sweden: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 99 %   1982 Time series
= 36     Canada: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     New Zealand: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Netherlands: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Korea, North: 99 %   0000-00-00 Time series
= 36     Turks and Caicos Islands: 99 %   1970 Time series
= 36     Germany: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Australia: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Guam: 99 %   1990 Time series
= 36     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 99 %   2000 Time series
= 36     Iceland: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Denmark: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Italy: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     United States: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Ireland: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Japan: 99 %   2002 Time series
= 36     Czech Republic: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Switzerland: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     France: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     United Kingdom: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 36     Monaco: 99 %   2003 Time series
= 59     Cyprus: 98.9 %   2003 Time series
= 59     Serbia and Montenegro: 98.9 %   2003 Time series
# 61     Tonga: 98.8 %   1999 Time series
# 62     Spain: 98.7 %   2003 Time series
# 63     Greece: 98.6 %   2003 Time series
# 64     Israel: 98.5 %   2004 Time series
# 65     Macedonia, Republic of: 98.2 %   2002 Time series
= 66     American Samoa: 98 %   1980 Time series
= 66     Grenada: 98 %   1970 Time series
= 66     French Polynesia: 98 %   1977 Time series
= 66     Bermuda: 98 %   2005 Time series
= 66     Cayman Islands: 98 %   1970 Time series
# 71     Uruguay: 97.6 %   2003 Time series
= 72     Aruba: 97.5 %   2000 Time series
= 72     Thailand: 97.5 %   2003 Time series
# 74     Martinique: 97.4 %   2003 Time series
= 75     Macau: 97.2 %   2003 Time series
= 75     Cuba: 97.2 %   2003 Time series
= 77     Argentina: 97.1 %   2003 Time series
= 77     Hong Kong: 97.1 %   2003 Time series
= 79     Montserrat: 97 %   1970 Time series
= 79     San Marino: 97 %   0000-00-00 Time series
= 79     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 97 %   1980 Time series
= 79     Northern Mariana Islands: 97 %   1980 Time series
# 83     New Caledonia: 96.8 %   1996 Time series
= 84     Netherlands Antilles: 96.7 %   2003 Time series
= 84     Singapore: 96.7 %   2003 Time series
= 84     Gaza Strip: 96.7 %   2004 Time series
= 84     West Bank: 96.7 %   2004 Time series
= 88     Peru: 96.4 %   2007 Time series
= 88     Chile: 96.4 %   2003 Time series
= 90     Philippines: 96 %   2003 Time series
= 90     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 96 %   1970 Time series
# 92     Costa Rica: 95.9 %   2003 Time series
# 93     Vietnam: 95.8 %   2003 Time series
# 94     China: 95.7 %   2007 Time series
= 95     Portugal: 95.5 %   2003 Time series
= 95     Fiji: 95.5 %   2003 Time series
# 97     Turkey: 95.3 %   2004 Time series
# 98     Jordan: 95.1 %   2003 Time series
# 99     Anguilla: 95 %   1984 Time series
# 100     Paraguay: 94.9 %   2003 Time series
= 101     Brunei: 94.8 %   2003 Time series
= 101     Sri Lanka: 94.8 %   2003 Time series
# 103     Bahamas, The: 94.7 %   2003 Time series
# 104     Kuwait: 94.4 %   2005 Time series
# 105     Zimbabwe: 94.2 %   2003 Time series
# 106     Belize: 94.1 %   2003 Time series
= 107     Indonesia: 94 %   2004 Time series
= 107     Dominica: 94 %   2003 Time series
= 107     Ecuador: 94 %   2003 Time series
# 110     Burma: 93.9 %   2006 Time series
# 111     Venezuela: 93.8 %   2003 Time series
# 112     Puerto Rico: 93.7 %   2002 Time series
# 113     Marshall Islands: 93.6 %   1999 Time series
= 114     Equatorial Guinea: 93.3 %   2003 Time series
= 114     Albania: 93.3 %   2003 Time series
# 116     Panama: 93.2 %   2003 Time series
= 117     Bolivia: 93.1 %   2003 Time series
= 117     Lebanon: 93.1 %   2003 Time series
= 119     Maldives: 93 %   2006 Time series
= 119     Palau: 93 %   1980 Time series
= 121     Libya: 92.4 %   2003 Time series
= 121     Malaysia: 92.4 %   2003 Time series
# 123     São Tomé and Príncipe: 92.2 %   2001 Time series
# 124     Suriname: 92 %   2004 Time series
# 125     Bahrain: 91.9 %   2003 Time series
# 126     Malta: 91.7 %   2005 Time series
# 127     Seychelles: 91.4 %   2003 Time series
# 128     Micronesia, Federated States of: 91 %   1980 Time series
# 129     Kenya: 90.6 %   2003 Time series
# 130     Colombia: 90.1 %   2005 Time series
# 131     Congo, Republic of the: 89.6 %   2003 Time series
# 132     Saint Lucia: 89.5 %   2001 Time series
# 133     Qatar: 89.1 %   2004 Time series
# 134     Mauritius: 88.6 %   2003 Time series
# 135     Brazil: 88.4 %   2004 Time series
= 136     Réunion: 87 %   2003 Time series
= 136     South Africa: 87 %   2003 Time series
# 138     Mexico: 86.9 %   2005 Time series
= 139     Oman: 86.8 %   2003 Time series
= 139     Zambia: 86.8 %   2003 Time series
# 141     Syria: 86 %   2004 Time series
# 142     Tanzania: 85.9 %   2003 Time series
# 143     Cape Verde: 85.8 %   2003 Time series
# 144     Iran: 85.6 %   2003 Time series
= 145     Cameroon: 84.7 %   2003 Time series
= 145     Cambodia: 84.7 %   2004 Time series
= 145     Saudi Arabia: 84.7 %   2003 Time series
# 148     Dominican Republic: 84.6 %   2003 Time series
# 149     Namibia: 84.4 %   2003 Time series
# 150     Jamaica: 84.1 %   2003 Time series
# 151     Tunisia: 83.4 %   2004 Time series
= 152     Laos: 83 %   2005 Time series
= 152     Egypt: 83 %   2005 Time series
# 154     Angola: 82.9 %   2001 Time series
# 155     El Salvador: 82.8 %   2007 Time series
# 156     Ghana: 82.7 %   2003 Time series
# 157     Swaziland: 82.6 %   2003 Time series
# 158     Botswana: 80.4 %   2003 Time series
# 159     Uganda: 79.5 %   2003 Time series
# 160     Algeria: 78.8 %   2003 Time series
= 161     Djibouti: 78 %   2003 Time series
= 161     Guatemala: 78 %   2003 Time series
# 163     Rwanda: 76.3 %   2003 Time series
# 164     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 76.2 %   2003 Time series
= 165     Malawi: 76.1 %   2003 Time series
= 165     Honduras: 76.1 %   2003 Time series
= 165     United Arab Emirates: 76.1 %   2003 Time series
# 168     Nigeria: 75.7 %   2003 Time series
# 169     Madagascar: 75.5 %   2003 Time series
# 170     Togo: 75.4 %   2003 Time series
# 171     Lesotho: 74.5 %   2003 Time series
# 172     Gabon: 73.7 %   1995 Time series
# 173     Liberia: 73.3 %   2003 Time series
# 174     Papua New Guinea: 72.3 %   2003 Time series
# 175     Sudan: 71.8 %   2003 Time series
# 176     Yemen: 70.5 %   2003 Time series
# 177     India: 70.2 %   2003 Time series
# 178     Eritrea: 69.9 %   2003 Time series
# 179     Nicaragua: 67.2 %   2003 Time series
# 180     Morocco: 65.7 %   2004 Time series
# 181     Comoros: 63.6 %   2003 Time series
# 182     Mozambique: 63.5 %   2003 Time series
# 183     Central African Republic: 63.3 %   2003 Time series
# 184     Pakistan: 63 %   2005 Time series
# 185     Nepal: 62.7 %   2003 Time series
# 186     Bhutan: 60 %   2003 Time series
# 187     Burundi: 58.5 %   2003 Time series
# 188     Guinea-Bissau: 58.1 %   2003 Time series
# 189     Côte d'Ivoire: 57.9 %   2003 Time series
# 190     Chad: 56 %   2003 Time series
# 191     Iraq: 55.9 %   2003 Time series
# 192     Haiti: 54.8 %   2003 Time series
# 193     Bangladesh: 53.9 %   2003 Time series
# 194     Mali: 53.5 %   2003 Time series
# 195     Mauritania: 51.8 %   2003 Time series
# 196     Ethiopia: 50.3 %   2003 Time series
= 197     Wallis and Futuna: 50 %   1969 Time series
= 197     Senegal: 50 %   2003 Time series
# 199     Somalia: 49.7 %   2001 Time series
# 200     Benin: 47.9 %   2002 Time series
# 201     Gambia, The: 47.8 %   2003 Time series
# 202     Sierra Leone: 46.9 %   2004 Time series
# 203     Afghanistan: 43.1 %   2000 Time series
# 204     Niger: 42.9 %   2005 Time series
# 205     Guinea: 42.6 %   2003 Time series
# 206     Burkina Faso: 29.4 %   2003 Time series
Weighted average: 87.5 %  



DEFINITION: This entry 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 our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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"Literacy > male by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_lit_mal-education-literacy-male

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Gar
8th April 2011 		I agree, when we see more girls being educated at the same level as males, women will perform at a higher level, in most areas, than males. Why? I think women are much better communicators. Think about it. From the beginning of time men have been the hunters and gatherers whereas the women stayed together at their home communicating and bonding with each other because they never knew if their mate would be killed by an animal they were hunting. They needed to have a good relationship so the males that returned from the hunt would care for the mate of the male that was killed.
To amy
8th February 2011 		Good thing nobody cares what you think.
Aatir
2nd August 2010 		Your site is very bad.
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