http://www.nationmaster.com The worlds largest online stats database (c) 2005, Rapid Intelligence. All rights reserved. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_sch_lif_exp_pri_to_ter <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 93 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_sch_lif_exp_pri_to_ter_mal <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 93 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_lit_tot_pop <b>Definition:</b> 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.<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 160 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_sch_lif_exp_pri_to_ter_fem <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 93 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_lit_def <b>Definition:</b> 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.<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 157 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_lit_fem <b>Definition:</b> 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.<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 157 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_lit_mal <b>Definition:</b> 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.<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 156 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_wom_to_men_par_ind_as_rat_of_lit_rat_age_1524 <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://data.un.org/Browse.aspx?d=UNESCO">Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics</a><br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 138 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_lit_rat_age_1524_wom <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://data.un.org/Browse.aspx?d=UNESCO">Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics</a><br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 138 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:09:59 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_lit_rat_age_1524 <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://data.un.org/Browse.aspx?d=UNESCO">Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics</a><br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 138 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:09:55 +0000