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Education > Literacy > Women above 14 years: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percent of female 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
3 LatviaLatvia 99.7% 2000
=4 SloveniaSlovenia 99.6% 2004
=4 LithuaniaLithuania 99.6% 2001
6 BelarusBelarus 99.4% 1999
7 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.3% 1999
=8 RussiaRussia 99.2% 2002
=8 UkraineUkraine 99.2% 2001
=8 ArmeniaArmenia 99.2% 2001
=8 TajikistanTajikistan 99.2% 2000
12 TongaTonga 99% 1996
13 MoldovaMoldova 98.6% 2004
=14 SamoaSamoa 98.3% 2004
=14 AlbaniaAlbania 98.3% 2001
=14 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 98.3% 1995
17 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 98.2% 1999
18 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 98.1% 1999
19 ItalyItaly 98% 2001
20 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 97.8% 2004
21 BulgariaBulgaria 97.7% 2001
22 MongoliaMongolia 97.5% 2000
23 UruguayUruguay 97.3% 1996
24 ArgentinaArgentina 97.2% 2001
=25 CroatiaCroatia 97.1% 2001
=25 ArubaAruba 97.1% 2000
27 MaldivesMaldives 96.4% 2000
28 RomaniaRomania 96.3% 2002
29 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 96% 2004
30 ChileChile 95.6% 2002
=31 CyprusCyprus 95.1% 2001
=31 Costa RicaCosta Rica 95.1% 2000
=31 SpainSpain 95.1% 1991
34 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 94.4% 2000
35 GreeceGreece 94.2% 2001
=36 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 94.1% 2002
=36 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 94.1% 2002
38 PhilippinesPhilippines 93.6% 2003
39 ColombiaColombia 92.9% 2005
=40 ParaguayParaguay 92.7% 2004
=40 VenezuelaVenezuela 92.7% 2001
42 SeychellesSeychelles 92.3% 2002
43 PortugalPortugal 92% 2004
44 PanamaPanama 91.2% 2000
45 KuwaitKuwait 91% 2005
46 ThailandThailand 90.5% 2000
47 LesothoLesotho 90.3% 2001
=48 MexicoMexico 90.2% 2005
=48 BruneiBrunei 90.2% 2001
50 EcuadorEcuador 89.7% 2001
51 MaltaMalta 89.2% 1995
52 Sri LankaSri Lanka 89.1% 2001
53 BrazilBrazil 88.8% 2004
54 QatarQatar 88.6% 2004
55 PalestinePalestine 88% 2004
=56 United Arab EmiratesUAE 87.8% 2004
=56 MacauMacau 87.8% 2001
=58 SurinameSuriname 87.2% 2004
=58 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 87.2% 2002
60 JordanJordan 87% 2005
61 VietnamVietnam 86.9% 1999
62 IndonesiaIndonesia 86.8% 2004
63 ChinaChina 86.5% 2000
64 BurmaBurma 86.4% 2000
65 ZimbabweZimbabwe 86.2% 2004
66 JamaicaJamaica 85.9% 1999
67 MalaysiaMalaysia 85.4% 2000
68 BahrainBahrain 83.6% 2001
69 NamibiaNamibia 83.5% 2001
70 SingaporeSingapore 83% 1990
71 PeruPeru 82.5% 2005
72 BotswanaBotswana 81.8% 2003
73 South AfricaSouth Africa 80.9% 1996
74 BoliviaBolivia 80.7% 2001
=75 MauritiusMauritius 80.5% 2000
=75 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 80.5% 2000
77 HondurasHonduras 80.2% 2001
78 GabonGabon 80% 2004
79 TurkeyTurkey 79.6% 2004
80 El SalvadorEl Salvador 79.2% 2004
81 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 79% 2004
82 SwazilandSwaziland 78.3% 2000
83 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 77.9% 2001
84 IranIran 76.8% 2005
85 NicaraguaNicaragua 76.6% 2001
86 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 76.3% 2004
87 Cape VerdeCape Verde 75.5% 2004
88 LibyaLibya 74.8% 2004
89 SyriaSyria 73.6% 2004
90 OmanOman 73.5% 2003
91 BelizeBelize 70.3% 1991
92 KenyaKenya 70.2% 2000
=93 TunisiaTunisia 65.3% 2004
=93 MadagascarMadagascar 65.3% 2000
95 IraqIraq 64.2% 2000
96 CambodiaCambodia 64.1% 2004
97 GuatemalaGuatemala 63.3% 2002
98 TanzaniaTanzania 62.2% 2002
99 LaosLaos 60.9% 2001
=100 NigeriaNigeria 60.1% 2004
=100 AlgeriaAlgeria 60.1% 2002
=102 CameroonCameroon 59.8% 2001
=102 RwandaRwanda 59.8% 2000
=102 ZambiaZambia 59.8% 1999
105 EgyptEgypt 59.4% 2005
106 UgandaUganda 57.7% 2002
107 AngolaAngola 54.2% 2001
108 MalawiMalawi 54% 1998
109 BurundiBurundi 52.2% 2000
110 SudanSudan 51.8% 2000
111 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 50.9% 2000
112 GhanaGhana 49.8% 2000
113 IndiaIndia 47.8% 2001
114 LiberiaLiberia 45.7% 2004
115 MauritaniaMauritania 43.4% 2000
116 BangladeshBangladesh 40.8% 2001
117 MoroccoMorocco 39.6% 2004
118 TogoTogo 38.5% 2000
119 PakistanPakistan 35.4% 2005
120 NepalNepal 34.9% 2001
121 YemenYemen 34.7% 2004
122 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 33.5% 2000
123 SenegalSenegal 29.2% 2002
124 MozambiqueMozambique 25% 1997
125 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 24.2% 2004
126 BeninBenin 23.3% 2002
127 EthiopiaEthiopia 22.8% 2004
128 GuineaGuinea 18.1% 2003
129 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16.6% 2005
130 MaliMali 15.9% 2003
131 NigerNiger 15.1% 2005
132 ChadChad 12.8% 2000
133 AfghanistanAfghanistan 12.6% 2000

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