Middle Eastern and North Africa 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	Israel	97.1%	2013
2	Qatar	96.3%	2013
3	Jordan	95.9%	2013
4	Bahrain	94.6%	2013
5	Kuwait	93.9%	2013
6	United Arab Emirates	90%	2013
7	Lebanon	89.6%	2013
8	Libya	89.5%	2013
9	Saudi Arabia	87.2%	2013
10	Oman	86.9%	2013
11	Iran	85%	2013
12	Syria	84.1%	2013
13	Tunisia	79.1%	2013
14	Iraq	78.5%	2013
15	Egypt	73.9%	2013
16	Algeria	72.6%	2013
17	Morocco	67.1%	2013
18	Yemen	65.3%	2013

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