failed states 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	Zimbabwe	83.6%	2013
2	Iraq	78.5%	2013
3	Sudan	71.9%	2013
4	Democratic Republic of the Congo	66.8%	2013
5	Yemen	65.3%	2013
6	Nigeria	61.3%	2013
7	Cote d'Ivoire	56.9%	2013
8	Central African Republic	56.6%	2013
9	Guinea-Bissau	55.3%	2013
10	Pakistan	54.9%	2013
11	Haiti	48.7%	2013
12	Guinea	41%	2013
13	Somalia	37.8%	2013
14	Chad	35.4%	2013
15	Afghanistan	28.1%	2013
16	South Sudan	27%	2013

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