Muslim countries Compared by People > Literacy > Male

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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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Azerbaijan	99.9%	2013
=2	Kazakhstan	99.8%	2013
=2	Tajikistan	99.8%	2013
4	Turkmenistan	99.7%	2013
5	Uzbekistan	99.6%	2013
6	Kyrgyzstan	99.5%	2013
7	Maldives	98.4%	2013
8	Albania	98%	2013
9	Turkey	97.9%	2013
10	Jordan	97.7%	2013
11	Brunei	97%	2013
12	Kosovo	96.6%	2013
13	Qatar	96.5%	2013
14	Bahrain	96.1%	2013
15	Libya	95.8%	2013
16	Indonesia	95.6%	2013
17	Malaysia	95.4%	2013
18	Kuwait	95%	2013
19	Lebanon	93.4%	2013
20	Saudi Arabia	90.8%	2013
21	Syria	90.3%	2013
22	Oman	90.2%	2013
23	United Arab Emirates	89.5%	2013
24	Iran	89.3%	2013
25	Tunisia	87.4%	2013
26	Iraq	86%	2013
27	Yemen	82.1%	2013
28	Egypt	81.7%	2013
29	Algeria	81.3%	2013
30	Sudan	80.7%	2013
31	Comoros	80.5%	2013
32	Djibouti	78%	2013
33	Morocco	76.1%	2013
34	Nigeria	72.1%	2013
35	Pakistan	68.6%	2013
36	Mauritania	65.3%	2013
37	Bangladesh	62%	2013
38	Senegal	61.8%	2013
39	The Gambia	60.9%	2013
40	Sierra Leone	54.7%	2013
41	Guinea	52%	2013
42	Somalia	49.7%	2013
43	Chad	45.6%	2013
=44	Mali	43.1%	2013
=44	Afghanistan	43.1%	2013
46	Niger	42.9%	2013
47	Burkina Faso	36.7%	2013

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