Former British colonies Compared by People > Literacy > Total population
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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.
Additional details:
Additional details:
- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =2 | Canada | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =2 | United States | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =2 | New Zealand | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =2 | Australia | 99% | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.8% | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Maldives | 98.4% | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 97.8% | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Israel | 97.1% | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Qatar | 96.3% | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Grenada | 96% | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Singapore | 95.9% | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Jordan | 95.9% | 2013 | ||
| 15 | The Bahamas | 95.6% | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Brunei | 95.4% | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Bahrain | 94.6% | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Dominica | 94% | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Kuwait | 93.9% | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Fiji | 93.7% | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Malaysia | 93.1% | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Burma | 92.7% | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Guyana | 91.8% | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 91.2% | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 90.1% | 2013 | ||
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 90% | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Lesotho | 89.6% | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Namibia | 88.8% | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Swaziland | 87.8% | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Kenya | 87.4% | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Jamaica | 87% | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Botswana | 85.1% | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 83.6% | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Belize | 76.9% | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Malawi | 74.8% | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Egypt | 73.9% | 2013 | ||
| 37 | Uganda | 73.2% | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Sudan | 71.9% | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Ghana | 71.5% | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Tanzania | 67.8% | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Yemen | 65.3% | 2013 | ||
| 42 | India | 62.8% | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Zambia | 61.4% | 2013 | ||
| 44 | Nigeria | 61.3% | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Bangladesh | 57.7% | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Pakistan | 54.9% | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Bhutan | 52.8% | 2013 | ||
| 48 | The Gambia | 51.1% | 2013 | ||
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 43.3% | 2013 | ||
| 50 | Somalia | 37.8% | 2013 |
