Education > Adult literacy rate > Female: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Estonia | 99.8 | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Cuba | 99.8 | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Latvia | 99.8 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Georgia | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Lithuania | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Slovenia | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Belarus | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Ukraine | 99.6 | 2008 | ||
| =9 | Tajikistan | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
| =9 | Kazakhstan | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.42 | 2008 | ||
| =12 | Armenia | 99.4 | 2008 | ||
| =12 | Russia | 99.4 | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 99.37 | 2008 | |||
| =14 | Turkmenistan | 99.3 | 2008 | ||
| =14 | Poland | 99.3 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 99.22 | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.1 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Tonga | 99.08 | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Cayman Islands | 99.02 | 2007 | ||
| =20 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 | 2008 | ||
| =20 | Hungary | 98.9 | 2008 | ||
| =22 | Albania | 98.7 | 2008 | ||
| =22 | Chile | 98.7 | 2008 | ||
| =24 | Italy | 98.5 | 2008 | ||
| =24 | Samoa | 98.5 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Uruguay | 98.46 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Maldives | 98.43 | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.2 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Aruba | 98 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Croatia | 98 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Bulgaria | 97.9 | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Moldova | 97.8 | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Mongolia | 97.8 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Argentina | 97.7 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Romania | 96.9 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Spain | 96.89 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Cyprus | 96.7 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Guam | 96.46 | 1980 | ||
| 39 | Netherlands Antilles | 96.3 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Costa Rica | 96.2 | 2008 | ||
| =41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.9 | 2008 | ||
| =41 | Greece | 95.9 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | New Caledonia | 95.8 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Lesotho | 95.1 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Venezuela | 94.93 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Philippines | 93.9 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Malta | 93.5 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Paraguay | 93.45 | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Colombia | 93.44 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Brunei | 93.3 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Kuwait | 93.12 | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Portugal | 92.9 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Panama | 92.8 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Seychelles | 92.26 | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Singapore | 91.6 | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Thailand | 91.53 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 91.47 | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Mexico | 91.45 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Jamaica | 90.8 | 2008 | ||
| =60 | China | 90.5 | 2008 | ||
| =60 | Palau | 90.5 | 1980 | ||
| 62 | Qatar | 90.44 | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 90.4 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Brazil | 90.23 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Vietnam | 90.2 | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Malaysia | 89.8 | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Bahrain | 89.4 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Burma | 89.2 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 89.1 | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 89.07 | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Jordan | 88.9 | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 88.8 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Indonesia | 88.79 | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Israel | 88.67 | 1983 | ||
| 75 | Suriname | 88.4 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 88.28 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | South Africa | 88.1 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Namibia | 87.7 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Bolivia | 85.99 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Lebanon | 85.97 | 2007 | ||
| 81 | Swaziland | 85.6 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Mauritius | 84.8 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Peru | 84.65 | 2007 | ||
| 84 | Botswana | 83.5 | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Honduras | 83.45 | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.3 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Gabon | 83.2 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Kenya | 82.8 | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | 81.68 | 2007 | ||
| 90 | El Salvador | 81.36 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Libya | 81.3 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Turkey | 81.26 | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Oman | 80.9 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 80.2 | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Vanuatu | 79.5 | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Cape Verde | 79.3 | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Nicaragua | 77.92 | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Syria | 77.2 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Cambodia | 70.86 | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Belize | 70.33 | 1991 | ||
| 101 | Tunisia | 69.6 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Iraq | 69.2 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 69 | 1999 | ||
| 104 | Guatemala | 68.7 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Cameroon | 67.8 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Comoros | 67.8 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Uganda | 66.8 | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Tanzania | 66.3 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Rwanda | 66.1 | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Malawi | 65.8 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Madagascar | 65.26 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Algeria | 63.92 | 2006 | ||
| 113 | Laos | 63.23 | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 61.62 | 2008 | |||
| 114 | Zambia | 61 | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Burundi | 59.9 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Sudan | 59.6 | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Ghana | 59.3 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Angola | 57 | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.1 | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 55.6 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Eritrea | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Togo | 53.7 | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Liberia | 53 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | India | 50.82 | 2006 | ||
| 125 | Bangladesh | 49.8 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Mauritania | 49.5 | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Nigeria | 48.8 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Nepal | 45.4 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.3 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Morocco | 44.1 | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Central African Republic | 41.1 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Mozambique | 40.1 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Pakistan | 39.97 | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Bhutan | 38.68 | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.5 | 2008 | ||
| 136 | The Gambia | 34.3 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Senegal | 32.99 | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Haiti | 32.52 | 1982 | ||
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 28.9 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Benin | 28.1 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Guinea | 26.4 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Ethiopia | 22.8 | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Chad | 21.9 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 21.58 | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Mali | 18.19 | 2006 | ||
| 146 | Niger | 15.08 | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Adult literacy rate > Female
- Cuba ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Lesotho ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
- Tajikistan ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Estonia ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Vietnam ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
- Slovenia ranked second for adult literacy rate > female amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Failed states in 2008.
- Russia ranked 7th last for adult literacy rate > female amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.
- Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Belarus ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.
