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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Cuba | 99.8% | 2007 | ||
| =1 | Latvia | 99.8% | 2006 | ||
| =4 | Lithuania | 99.7% | 2007 | ||
| =4 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2007 | ||
| =4 | Ukraine | 99.7% | 2007 | ||
| =4 | Belarus | 99.7% | 2007 | ||
| =8 | Tajikistan | 99.6% | 2007 | ||
| =8 | Kazakhstan | 99.6% | 2007 | ||
| =10 | Turkmenistan | 99.5% | 2007 | ||
| =10 | Armenia | 99.5% | 2007 | ||
| =10 | Russia | 99.5% | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 99.4% | 2007 | ||
| =14 | Poland | 99.3% | 2007 | ||
| =14 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.3% | 2007 | ||
| =16 | Moldova | 99.2% | 2007 | ||
| =16 | Tonga | 99.2% | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Albania | 99% | 2007 | ||
| =19 | Italy | 98.9% | 2007 | ||
| =19 | Hungary | 98.9% | 2007 | ||
| =21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.7% | 2007 | ||
| =21 | Samoa | 98.7% | 2007 | ||
| =21 | Croatia | 98.7% | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Bulgaria | 98.3% | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Uruguay | 98% | 2007 | ||
| 26 | Cyprus | 97.7% | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Argentina | 97.6% | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Romania | 97.6% | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Spain | 97.4% | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Mongolia | 97.3% | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Greece | 97.1% | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Maldives | 97% | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Republic of Macedonia | 97% | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 96.9% | 2000 | ||
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.7% | 2000 | ||
| 36 | Chile | 96.5% | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Costa Rica | 95.9% | 2007 | ||
| =38 | Portugal | 94.9% | 2007 | ||
| =38 | Brunei | 94.9% | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Singapore | 94.4% | 2007 | ||
| 41 | Thailand | 94.1% | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Kuwait | 93.9% | 2007 | ||
| 43 | Paraguay | 93.7% | 2007 | ||
| 44 | Colombia | 93.6% | 2007 | ||
| =45 | Panama | 93.4% | 2007 | ||
| =45 | Philippines | 93.4% | 2007 | ||
| 47 | China | 93.3% | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Jordan | 93.1% | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Venezuela | 93% | 2001 | ||
| 50 | Ecuador | 92.6% | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Mexico | 92.4% | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Malaysia | 91.9% | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Seychelles | 91.8% | 2002 | ||
| 54 | Malta | 91.6% | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Indonesia | 91.4% | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 91.2% | 2007 | ||
| =58 | Peru | 90.5% | 2007 | ||
| =58 | Brazil | 90.5% | 2007 | ||
| =60 | Suriname | 90.4% | 2007 | ||
| =60 | United Arab Emirates | 90.4% | 2007 | ||
| =62 | Bolivia | 90.3% | 2007 | ||
| =62 | Vietnam | 90.3% | 1999 | ||
| 64 | Qatar | 90.2% | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Burma | 89.9% | 2000 | ||
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 89.1% | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Bahrain | 88.8% | 2007 | ||
| 68 | Turkey | 88.7% | 2007 | ||
| =69 | South Africa | 88% | 2007 | ||
| =69 | Namibia | 88% | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Sao Tome and Principe | 87.9% | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Mauritius | 87.4% | 2007 | ||
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 87% | 2000 | ||
| =74 | Libya | 86.8% | 2007 | ||
| =74 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 86.8% | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Gabon | 86.2% | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Jamaica | 86% | 2007 | ||
| 78 | El Salvador | 85.5% | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 85% | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Iran | 84.7% | 2007 | ||
| 81 | Oman | 84.4% | 2007 | ||
| 82 | Cape Verde | 83.8% | 2007 | ||
| =83 | Syria | 83.1% | 2007 | ||
| =83 | Honduras | 83.1% | 2007 | ||
| 85 | Botswana | 82.9% | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Lesotho | 82.2% | 2001 | ||
| 87 | Nicaragua | 80.5% | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Swaziland | 79.6% | 2000 | ||
| 89 | Vanuatu | 78.1% | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Tunisia | 77.7% | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Cambodia | 76.3% | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Algeria | 75.4% | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Comoros | 75.1% | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Iraq | 74.1% | 2000 | ||
| =95 | Uganda | 73.6% | 2007 | ||
| =95 | Kenya | 73.6% | 2000 | ||
| =97 | Guatemala | 73.2% | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Laos | 73.2% | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Tanzania | 72.3% | 2007 | ||
| =100 | Nigeria | 72% | 2007 | ||
| =100 | Egypt | 72% | 2007 | ||
| 102 | Malawi | 71.8% | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Madagascar | 70.7% | 2000 | ||
| 104 | Belize | 70.3% | 1991 | ||
| 105 | Zambia | 68% | 1999 | ||
| 106 | Cameroon | 67.9% | 2001 | ||
| 107 | Angola | 67.4% | 2001 | ||
| 108 | India | 66% | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Ghana | 65% | 2007 | ||
| 110 | Rwanda | 64.9% | 2000 | ||
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.6% | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Haiti | 62.1% | 2007 | ||
| 113 | Sudan | 60.9% | 2000 | ||
| 114 | Burundi | 59.3% | 2000 | ||
| 115 | Yemen | 58.9% | 2007 | ||
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 57.8% | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Nepal | 56.5% | 2007 | ||
| 118 | Mauritania | 55.8% | 2007 | ||
| =119 | Morocco | 55.6% | 2007 | ||
| =119 | Bhutan | 55.6% | 2007 | ||
| 121 | Liberia | 55.5% | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Pakistan | 54.9% | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Bangladesh | 53.5% | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Togo | 53.2% | 2000 | ||
| 125 | Central African Republic | 48.6% | 2000 | ||
| 126 | Mozambique | 44.4% | 2007 | ||
| 127 | Senegal | 42.6% | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Benin | 40.5% | 2007 | ||
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 38.1% | 2007 | ||
| 130 | Ethiopia | 35.9% | 2004 | ||
| 131 | Niger | 30.4% | 2007 | ||
| 132 | Guinea | 29.5% | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 28.7% | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Afghanistan | 28% | 2000 | ||
| 135 | Chad | 25.7% | 2000 | ||
| 136 | Mali | 23.3% | 2007 |
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Interesting observations about Education > Literacy > Adult literacy
- Mali has ranked last for literacy > adult literacy since 1998.
- Venezuela has ranked in the top 3 for literacy > adult literacy since 1990.
- Belarus has ranked in the top 3 for literacy > adult literacy since 1999.
- Slovenia has ranked in the top 5 for literacy > adult literacy since 1991.
- Seychelles has ranked in the top 4 for literacy > adult literacy since 1994.
- Kazakhstan has ranked in the top 7 for literacy > adult literacy since 1999.
- Turkmenistan has ranked in the top 11 for literacy > adult literacy since 1995.
- Poland has ranked in the top 14 for literacy > adult literacy since 1994.
- Azerbaijan has ranked in the top 12 for literacy > adult literacy since 1999.
- Burundi has ranked in the top 13 for literacy > adult literacy since 1990.
