Emerging markets Compared by People > Literacy > Total population

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which 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 the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
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Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Latvia	99.8%	2013
=1	Estonia	99.8%	2013
=3	Lithuania	99.7%	2013
=3	Poland	99.7%	2013
=3	Russia	99.7%	2013
=3	Ukraine	99.7%	2013
7	Hungary	99%	2013
8	Chile	98.6%	2013
9	Bulgaria	98.4%	2013
10	Argentina	97.9%	2013
11	Romania	97.7%	2013
12	Venezuela	95.5%	2013
13	Philippines	95.4%	2013
14	China	95.1%	2013
15	Turkey	94.1%	2013
16	Colombia	93.6%	2013
=17	Mexico	93.5%	2013
=17	Thailand	93.5%	2013
19	Malaysia	93.1%	2013
20	South Africa	93%	2013
21	Indonesia	92.8%	2013
22	Brazil	90.4%	2013
23	Peru	89.6%	2013
24	India	62.8%	2013
25	Pakistan	54.9%	2013

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