Education > Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men: Countries Compared
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 74.2% | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 63.1% | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Mali | 61.7% | 2003 | ||
| 4 | The Gambia | 52.5% | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Senegal | 50.1% | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Ethiopia | 49.8% | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Bangladesh | 49.2% | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Mauritania | 48.2% | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Haiti | 45.3% | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Iraq | 44.1% | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Chad | 44% | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Benin | 43.8% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.2% | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Burundi | 41.5% | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Pakistan | 40.2% | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38% | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Nepal | 37.4% | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Central African Republic | 36.8% | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Mozambique | 36.6% | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Comoros | 36.4% | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Morocco | 35.9% | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 33.38% | 2003 | |||
| 22 | Nicaragua | 32.8% | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Egypt | 31.7% | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Eritrea | 30.1% | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 29.93% | 2003 | |||
| 25 | India | 29.8% | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Yemen | 29.5% | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Sudan | 28.4% | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7% | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Liberia | 26.7% | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Lesotho | 25.4% | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Togo | 24.6% | 2003 | ||
| =32 | Madagascar | 24.5% | 2003 | ||
| =32 | Nigeria | 24.5% | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 24.37% | 2003 | |||
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 24.1% | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Malawi | 23.9% | 2003 | ||
| =36 | Rwanda | 23.8% | 2003 | ||
| =36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.8% | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Honduras | 23.5% | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Botswana | 23% | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Guatemala | 22.1% | 2003 | ||
| =41 | Laos | 22% | 2003 | ||
| =41 | Djibouti | 22% | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Algeria | 21.1% | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Uganda | 20.6% | 2003 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 19.11% | 2003 | |||
| 45 | Cambodia | 18.9% | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Qatar | 18.6% | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Cameroon | 18.5% | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 17.92% | 2003 | |||
| =48 | Swaziland | 17.4% | 2003 | ||
| =48 | Ghana | 17.4% | 2003 | ||
| 50 | El Salvador | 17.2% | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Oman | 17% | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Tunisia | 16% | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Jamaica | 15.8% | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Namibia | 15.6% | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 15.4% | 2003 | ||
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 15.3% | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Kuwait | 15% | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Iran | 14.5% | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Cape Verde | 14.3% | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Tanzania | 14.2% | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Zambia | 13.2% | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Reunion | 13.1% | 2003 | ||
| 63 | South Africa | 13% | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Brazil | 12% | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Mauritius | 11.4% | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Burma | 10.7% | 2003 | ||
| =67 | Congo, Republic of the | 10.3% | 2003 | ||
| =67 | Syria | 10.3% | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 9.41% | 2003 | |||
| 69 | Kenya | 9.4% | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Bahrain | 8.1% | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Malta | 8% | 2003 | ||
| =72 | Malaysia | 7.7% | 2003 | ||
| =72 | Colombia | 7.7% | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Libya | 7.6% | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Indonesia | 7.2% | 2003 | ||
| 76 | Bolivia | 7% | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Lebanon | 6.9% | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Panama | 6.8% | 2003 | ||
| =79 | Albania | 6.7% | 2003 | ||
| =79 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.7% | 2003 | ||
| =79 | China | 6.7% | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 6.58% | 2003 | |||
| 82 | Venezuela | 6.3% | 2003 | ||
| =83 | Ecuador | 6.1% | 2003 | ||
| =83 | Mexico | 6.1% | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Puerto Rico | 6% | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Belize | 5.9% | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 5.8% | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Turkey | 5.7% | 2003 | ||
| =89 | The Bahamas | 5.3% | 2003 | ||
| =89 | Vietnam | 5.3% | 2003 | ||
| =91 | Brunei | 5.2% | 2003 | ||
| =91 | Sri Lanka | 5.2% | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Paraguay | 5.1% | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Peru | 4.8% | 2003 | ||
| =95 | Portugal | 4.5% | 2003 | ||
| =95 | Fiji | 4.5% | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Philippines | 4.3% | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Jordan | 4.2% | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Chile | 3.7% | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Singapore | 3.4% | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Netherlands Antilles | 3.3% | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Argentina | 3% | 2003 | ||
| =104 | Hong Kong | 2.9% | 2003 | ||
| =104 | Cuba | 2.9% | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Macau | 2.8% | 2003 | ||
| =107 | Maldives | 2.6% | 2003 | ||
| =107 | Israel | 2.6% | 2003 | ||
| =107 | Martinique | 2.6% | 2003 | ||
| =107 | Uruguay | 2.6% | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Thailand | 2.5% | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Greece | 1.4% | 2003 | ||
| =113 | Spain | 1.3% | 2003 | ||
| =113 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Cyprus | 1.1% | 2003 | ||
| =116 | Samoa | 1% | 2003 | ||
| =116 | Italy | 1% | 2003 | ||
| =118 | Guyana | 0.9% | 2003 | ||
| =118 | Romania | 0.9% | 2003 | ||
| =118 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2003 | ||
| =118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2003 | ||
| 122 | South Korea | 0.7% | 2003 | ||
| =123 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2003 | ||
| =123 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2003 | ||
| =126 | Uzbekistan | 0.4% | 2003 | ||
| =126 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2003 | ||
| =126 | Tajikistan | 0.4% | 2003 | ||
| =129 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2003 | ||
| =129 | Russia | 0.3% | 2003 | ||
| =129 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2003 | ||
| =129 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2003 | ||
| =129 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2003 | ||
| =134 | Poland | 0.2% | 2003 | ||
| =134 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2003 | ||
| =134 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2003 | ||
| =134 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2003 | ||
| =134 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2003 |
