Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Education > Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Iraq	75.5%	2003
2	Yemen	69.8%	2003
3	Morocco	60.6%	2003
4	Egypt	53.1%	2003
5	Algeria	39.1%	2003
6	Syria	36.1%	2003
7	Tunisia	35.6%	2003
8	Oman	32.8%	2003
9	Saudi Arabia	29.3%	2003
10	Libya	28.1%	2003
11	Iran	27.4%	2003
12	United Arab Emirates	18.5%	2003
13	Kuwait	18.3%	2003
14	Lebanon	17.8%	2003
=15	Bahrain	15%	2003
=15	Qatar	15%	2003
17	Jordan	13.4%	2003
18	Israel	6.2%	2003

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Niger has had the highest illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women since 1980.
Pakistan ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
Iraq ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2003.
Ethiopia ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Christian countries in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranked second for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Hot countries in 2003.
Yemen ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
Guatemala ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
Mali ranked third for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
Haiti ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
Cote d'Ivoire ranked first for illiteracy rates by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Catholic countries in 2003.

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