failed states Compared by Education > Literacy > Male

DEFINITION: This entry 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 our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Zimbabwe	94.2%	2003
2	Democratic Republic of the Congo	76.2%	2003
3	Nigeria	75.7%	2003
4	Sudan	71.8%	2003
5	Yemen	70.5%	2003
6	Central African Republic	63.3%	2003
7	Pakistan	63%	2005
8	Guinea-Bissau	58.1%	2003
9	Cote d'Ivoire	57.9%	2003
10	Chad	56%	2003
11	Iraq	55.9%	2003
12	Haiti	54.8%	2003
13	Somalia	49.7%	2001
14	Afghanistan	43.1%	2000
15	Guinea	42.6%	2003

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