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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
= 1   Holy See (Vatican City): 100%  2008 Time series
= 1   Andorra: 100%  2008 Time series
= 1   Finland: 100%  2000 Time series
= 1   Greenland: 100%  2001 Time series
= 1   Georgia: 100%  2004 Time series
= 1   Norway: 100%  2008 Time series
= 1   Luxembourg: 100%  2000 Time series
= 8   Estonia: 99.8%  2003 Time series
= 8   Latvia: 99.8%  2003 Time series
= 8   Poland: 99.8%  2003 Time series
= 11   Ukraine: 99.7%  2003 Time series
= 11   Slovenia: 99.7%  2003 Time series
= 11   Samoa: 99.7%  2003 Time series
= 11   Barbados: 99.7%  2002 Time series
= 15   Russia: 99.6%  2003 Time series
= 15   Lithuania: 99.6%  2003 Time series
= 15   Slovakia: 99.6%  2001 Time series
= 15   Belarus: 99.6%  2003 Time series
# 19   Kazakhstan: 99.5%  1999 Time series
= 20   Hungary: 99.4%  2003 Time series
= 20   Tajikistan: 99.4%  2003 Time series
# 22   Uzbekistan: 99.3%  2003 Time series
= 23   Moldova: 99.1%  2005 Time series
= 23   Mongolia: 99.1%  2003 Time series
= 25   New Zealand: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Japan: 99%  2002 Time series
= 25   United States: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Monaco: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Germany: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Switzerland: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Belgium: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Canada: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Iceland: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Denmark: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Korea, North: 99%  2008 Time series
= 25   Ireland: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Netherlands: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Czech Republic: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Sweden: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   France: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   United Kingdom: 99%  2003 Time series
= 25   Australia: 99%  2003 Time series
# 43   Tonga: 98.9%  1999 Time series
= 44   Azerbaijan: 98.8%  2003 Time series
= 44   Guyana: 98.8%  2003 Time series
= 44   Turkmenistan: 98.8%  1999 Time series
# 47   Kyrgyzstan: 98.7%  1999 Time series
= 48   Bulgaria: 98.6%  2003 Time series
= 48   Armenia: 98.6%  2003 Time series
= 48   Italy: 98.6%  2003 Time series
= 48   Trinidad and Tobago: 98.6%  2003 Time series
# 52   Croatia: 98.5%  2003 Time series
# 53   Romania: 98.4%  2003 Time series
# 54   Korea, South: 98.1%  2003 Time series
= 55   Uruguay: 98%  2003 Time series
= 55   Bermuda: 98%  2005 Time series
= 55   Austria: 98%  2008 Time series
= 55   Turks and Caicos Islands: 98%  1970 Time series
= 55   Cayman Islands: 98%  1970 Time series
# 60   Spain: 97.9%  2003 Time series
# 61   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 97.8%  2003 Time series
# 62   Martinique: 97.7%  2003 Time series
# 63   Cyprus: 97.6%  2003 Time series
# 64   Greece: 97.5%  2003 Time series
# 65   Aruba: 97.3%  2000 Time series
# 66   Maldives: 97.2%  2003 Time series
= 67   Argentina: 97.1%  2003 Time series
= 67   Israel: 97.1%  2004 Time series
= 69   American Samoa: 97%  1980 Time series
= 69   Northern Mariana Islands: 97%  1980 Time series
= 69   Montserrat: 97%  1970 Time series
= 69   Cuba: 97%  2003 Time series
= 73   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 96.7%  2000 Time series
= 73   Netherlands Antilles: 96.7%  2003 Time series
# 75   Serbia and Montenegro: 96.4%  2002 Time series
# 76   Chile: 96.2%  2003 Time series
= 77   Taiwan: 96.1%  2003 Time series
= 77   Macedonia, Republic of: 96.1%  2002 Time series
= 79   Thailand: 96%  2003 Time series
= 79   Grenada: 96%  2003 Time series
= 79   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 96%  1970 Time series
= 79   Costa Rica: 96%  2003 Time series
# 83   Philippines: 95.9%  2003 Time series
# 84   Bahamas, The: 95.6%  2003 Time series
= 85   Niue: 95%  2008 Time series
= 85   Cook Islands: 95%  2008 Time series
# 87   Macau: 94.5%  2003 Time series
= 88   Belize: 94.1%  2003 Time series
= 88   Puerto Rico: 94.1%  2002 Time series
= 90   Vietnam: 94%  2003 Time series
= 90   Hong Kong: 94%  2003 Time series
= 90   Paraguay: 94%  2003 Time series
= 90   Dominica: 94%  2003 Time series
= 94   Fiji: 93.7%  2003 Time series
= 94   Marshall Islands: 93.7%  1999 Time series
# 96   Venezuela: 93.4%  2003 Time series
= 97   Kuwait: 93.3%  2005 Time series
= 97   Portugal: 93.3%  2003 Time series
# 99   Singapore: 93.2%  2003 Time series
= 100   Malta: 92.8%  2003 Time series
= 100   Colombia: 92.8%  2004 Time series
# 102   Panama: 92.6%  2003 Time series
# 103   Ecuador: 92.5%  2003 Time series
= 104   Gaza Strip: 92.4%  2004 Time series
= 104   West Bank: 92.4%  2004 Time series
# 106   Sri Lanka: 92.3%  2003 Time series
# 107   Palau: 92%  1980 Time series
# 108   Seychelles: 91.9%  2003 Time series
# 109   Brunei: 91.8%  2003 Time series
# 110   Mexico: 91%  2004 Time series
# 111   Zimbabwe: 90.7%  2003 Time series
# 112   Indonesia: 90.4%  2004 Time series
# 113   Saint Lucia: 90.1%  2001 Time series
# 114   Jordan: 89.9%  2003 Time series
# 115   Suriname: 89.6%  2004 Time series
# 116   Bahrain: 89.1%  2003 Time series
= 117   Micronesia, Federated States of: 89%  1980 Time series
= 117   Qatar: 89%  2004 Time series
= 119   Malaysia: 88.9%  2003 Time series
= 119   Réunion: 88.9%  2003 Time series
# 121   Brazil: 88.6%  2004 Time series
# 122   Jamaica: 87.9%  2003 Time series
# 123   Peru: 87.7%  2004 Time series
= 124   Turkey: 87.4%  2004 Time series
= 124   Lebanon: 87.4%  2003 Time series
# 126   Bolivia: 87.2%  2003 Time series
# 127   Albania: 86.5%  2003 Time series
# 128   South Africa: 86.4%  2003 Time series
# 129   China: 86%  2003 Time series
# 130   Antigua and Barbuda: 85.8%  2003 Time series
# 131   Equatorial Guinea: 85.7%  2003 Time series
# 132   Mauritius: 85.6%  2003 Time series
# 133   Burma: 85.3%  2002 Time series
# 134   Kenya: 85.1%  2003 Time series
# 135   São Tomé and Príncipe: 84.9%  2001 Time series
# 136   Lesotho: 84.8%  2003 Time series
# 137   Dominican Republic: 84.7%  2003 Time series
# 138   Namibia: 84%  2003 Time series
# 139   Congo, Republic of the: 83.8%  2003 Time series
# 140   Libya: 82.6%  2003 Time series
# 141   Swaziland: 81.6%  2003 Time series
# 142   Oman: 81.4%  2003 Time series
# 143   Botswana: 81.2%  2003 Time series
# 144   Zambia: 80.6%  2003 Time series
# 145   El Salvador: 80.2%  2003 Time series
# 146   Syria: 79.6%  2004 Time series
# 147   Iran: 79.4%  2003 Time series
# 148   Cameroon: 79%  2003 Time series
# 149   Saudi Arabia: 78.8%  2003 Time series
# 150   Tanzania: 78.2%  2003 Time series
# 151   United Arab Emirates: 77.9%  2003 Time series
# 152   Cape Verde: 76.6%  2003 Time series
# 153   Honduras: 76.2%  2003 Time series
# 154   Ghana: 74.8%  2003 Time series
# 155   Tunisia: 74.3%  2004 Time series
# 156   Vanuatu: 74%  1999 Time series
# 157   Cambodia: 73.6%  2004 Time series
# 158   Egypt: 71.4%  2005 Time series
# 159   Guatemala: 70.6%  2003 Time series
# 160   Rwanda: 70.4%  2003 Time series
# 161   Algeria: 70%  2003 Time series
# 162   Uganda: 69.9%  2003 Time series
# 163   Madagascar: 68.9%  2003 Time series
# 164   Nigeria: 68%  2003 Time series
# 165   Djibouti: 67.9%  2003 Time series
# 166   Nicaragua: 67.5%  2003 Time series
# 167   Angola: 67.4%  2001 Time series
# 168   Papua New Guinea: 66%  2003 Time series
# 169   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 65.5%  2003 Time series
# 170   Gabon: 63.2%  1995 Time series
# 171   Malawi: 62.7%  2003 Time series
# 172   Sudan: 61.1%  2003 Time series
# 173   Togo: 60.9%  2003 Time series
# 174   India: 59.5%  2003 Time series
= 175   Eritrea: 58.6%  2003 Time series
= 175   East Timor: 58.6%  2002 Time series
# 177   Liberia: 57.5%  2003 Time series
# 178   Comoros: 56.5%  2003 Time series
# 179   Haiti: 52.9%  2003 Time series
# 180   Laos: 52.8%  2003 Time series
# 181   Morocco: 52.3%  2004 Time series
# 182   Burundi: 51.6%  2003 Time series
# 183   Central African Republic: 51%  2003 Time series
# 184   Côte d'Ivoire: 50.9%  2003 Time series
# 185   Yemen: 50.2%  2003 Time series
# 186   Pakistan: 49.9%  2005 Time series
# 187   Mozambique: 47.8%  2003 Time series
# 188   Chad: 47.5%  2003 Time series
# 189   Bhutan: 47%  2003 Time series
# 190   Mali: 46.4%  2003 Time series
# 191   Nepal: 45.2%  2003 Time series
# 192   Bangladesh: 43.1%  2003 Time series
# 193   Ethiopia: 42.7%  2003 Time series
# 194   Guinea-Bissau: 42.4%  2003 Time series
# 195   Mauritania: 41.7%  2003 Time series
# 196   Iraq: 40.4%  2003 Time series
# 197   Senegal: 40.2%  2003 Time series
# 198   Gambia, The: 40.1%  2003 Time series
# 199   Somalia: 37.8%  2001 Time series
# 200   Sierra Leone: 35.1%  2004 Time series
# 201   Benin: 34.7%  2002 Time series
# 202   Guinea: 29.5%  2003 Time series
# 203   Niger: 28.7%  2005 Time series
# 204   Afghanistan: 28.1%  2000 Time series
# 205   Burkina Faso: 21.8%  2003 Time series
Weighted average: 83.6%  



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: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 via NationMaster

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