failed states Compared by Education > Literacy > Total population

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	90.7%	2003
2	Nigeria	68%	2003
3	Democratic Republic of the Congo	65.5%	2003
4	Sudan	61.1%	2003
5	Haiti	52.9%	2003
6	Central African Republic	51%	2003
7	Cote d'Ivoire	50.9%	2003
8	Yemen	50.2%	2003
9	Pakistan	49.9%	2005
10	Chad	47.5%	2003
11	Guinea-Bissau	42.4%	2003
12	Iraq	40.4%	2003
13	Somalia	37.8%	2001
14	Guinea	29.5%	2003
15	Afghanistan	28.1%	2000

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