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Education > Literacy > Men above 14 years: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
=1 CubaCuba 99.8% 2002
=1 EstoniaEstonia 99.8% 2000
=1 LatviaLatvia 99.8% 2000
=1 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.8% 1999
=1 BelarusBelarus 99.8% 1999
=6 SloveniaSlovenia 99.7% 2004
=6 RussiaRussia 99.7% 2002
=6 ArmeniaArmenia 99.7% 2001
=6 UkraineUkraine 99.7% 2001
=6 TajikistanTajikistan 99.7% 2000
=11 MoldovaMoldova 99.6% 2004
=11 LithuaniaLithuania 99.6% 2001
13 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 99.5% 1999
=14 CroatiaCroatia 99.3% 2001
=14 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.3% 1999
=14 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 99.3% 1995
17 AlbaniaAlbania 99.2% 2001
18 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 99% 2000
=19 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 98.9% 2004
=19 SamoaSamoa 98.9% 2004
=19 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 98.9% 2002
=22 ItalyItaly 98.8% 2001
=22 TongaTonga 98.8% 1996
24 BulgariaBulgaria 98.7% 2001
25 CyprusCyprus 98.6% 2001
26 RomaniaRomania 98.4% 2002
27 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 98.2% 2002
=28 MongoliaMongolia 98% 2000
=28 SpainSpain 98% 1991
30 GreeceGreece 97.8% 2001
31 ArubaAruba 97.5% 2000
32 ArgentinaArgentina 97.2% 2001
33 PalestinePalestine 96.7% 2004
=34 MaldivesMaldives 96.2% 2000
=34 UruguayUruguay 96.2% 1996
36 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 96.1% 2004
=37 PortugalPortugal 95.8% 2004
=37 ChileChile 95.8% 2002
=39 TurkeyTurkey 95.3% 2004
=39 MacauMacau 95.3% 2001
=41 JordanJordan 95.2% 2005
=41 BruneiBrunei 95.2% 2001
=43 ChinaChina 95.1% 2000
=43 SingaporeSingapore 95.1% 1990
45 ThailandThailand 94.9% 2000
46 Costa RicaCosta Rica 94.7% 2000
47 KuwaitKuwait 94.4% 2005
48 ParaguayParaguay 94.3% 2004
49 IndonesiaIndonesia 94% 2004
=50 BurmaBurma 93.9% 2000
=50 VietnamVietnam 93.9% 1999
52 PeruPeru 93.7% 2005
53 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 93.4% 2000
54 VenezuelaVenezuela 93.3% 2001
55 MexicoMexico 93.2% 2005
56 BoliviaBolivia 93.1% 2001
=57 ColombiaColombia 92.8% 2005
=57 LibyaLibya 92.8% 2004
59 ZimbabweZimbabwe 92.7% 2004
60 PanamaPanama 92.5% 2000
=61 Sri LankaSri Lanka 92.3% 2001
=61 EcuadorEcuador 92.3% 2001
63 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 92.2% 2001
=64 SurinameSuriname 92% 2004
=64 MalaysiaMalaysia 92% 2000
66 PhilippinesPhilippines 91.6% 2003
67 SeychellesSeychelles 91.4% 2002
68 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 90.5% 2004
69 QatarQatar 89.1% 2004
70 United Arab EmiratesUAE 89% 2004
71 BahrainBahrain 88.6% 2001
72 BrazilBrazil 88.4% 2004
73 MauritiusMauritius 88.2% 2000
=74 IranIran 88% 2005
=74 GabonGabon 88% 2004
=76 Cape VerdeCape Verde 87.8% 2004
=76 SyriaSyria 87.8% 2004
78 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 87.5% 2004
79 OmanOman 86.9% 2003
=80 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 86.8% 2002
=80 NamibiaNamibia 86.8% 2001
82 MaltaMalta 86.4% 1995
83 CambodiaCambodia 84.7% 2004
=84 IraqIraq 84.1% 2000
=84 South AfricaSouth Africa 84.1% 1996
86 TunisiaTunisia 83.4% 2004
87 EgyptEgypt 83% 2005
88 AngolaAngola 82.9% 2001
89 El SalvadorEl Salvador 82.1% 2004
90 SwazilandSwaziland 80.9% 2000
91 BotswanaBotswana 80.4% 2003
92 HondurasHonduras 79.8% 2001
93 AlgeriaAlgeria 79.6% 2002
94 NigeriaNigeria 78.2% 2004
95 KenyaKenya 77.7% 2000
96 TanzaniaTanzania 77.5% 2002
=97 CameroonCameroon 77% 2001
=97 LaosLaos 77% 2001
=99 UgandaUganda 76.8% 2002
=99 NicaraguaNicaragua 76.8% 2001
101 MadagascarMadagascar 76.5% 2000
102 ZambiaZambia 76.3% 1999
103 GuatemalaGuatemala 75.4% 2002
104 MalawiMalawi 74.9% 1998
105 JamaicaJamaica 74.1% 1999
106 LesothoLesotho 73.7% 2001
107 IndiaIndia 73.4% 2001
108 YemenYemen 73.1% 2004
109 RwandaRwanda 71.4% 2000
110 SudanSudan 71.1% 2000
111 BelizeBelize 70.3% 1991
112 TogoTogo 68.7% 2000
113 BurundiBurundi 67.3% 2000
114 GhanaGhana 66.4% 2000
115 MoroccoMorocco 65.7% 2004
116 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 64.8% 2000
117 PakistanPakistan 64.1% 2005
118 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 63.4% 2000
119 NepalNepal 62.7% 2001
120 MauritaniaMauritania 59.5% 2000
121 LiberiaLiberia 58.3% 2004
122 MozambiqueMozambique 54.8% 1997
123 BangladeshBangladesh 53.9% 2001
124 SenegalSenegal 51.1% 2002
125 EthiopiaEthiopia 50% 2004
126 BeninBenin 47.9% 2002
127 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 46.7% 2004
128 AfghanistanAfghanistan 43.1% 2000
129 NigerNiger 42.9% 2005
130 GuineaGuinea 42.6% 2003
131 ChadChad 40.8% 2000
132 MaliMali 32.7% 2003
133 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 31.4% 2005

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