Christian countries Compared by People > Literacy > Male

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which 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 the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	GreenlandGreenland	100%	2013
=1	AndorraAndorra	100%	2013
=1	LuxembourgLuxembourg	100%	2013
=1	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	100%	2013
=1	FinlandFinland	100%	2013
=1	NorwayNorway	100%	2013
=1	Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City	100%	2013
8	PolandPoland	99.9%	2013
=9	KazakhstanKazakhstan	99.8%	2013
=9	BelarusBelarus	99.8%	2013
=9	LatviaLatvia	99.8%	2013
=9	UkraineUkraine	99.8%	2013
=9	CubaCuba	99.8%	2013
=9	GeorgiaGeorgia	99.8%	2013
=15	RussiaRussia	99.7%	2013
=15	ArmeniaArmenia	99.7%	2013
=15	SloveniaSlovenia	99.7%	2013
=15	LithuaniaLithuania	99.7%	2013
=15	BarbadosBarbados	99.7%	2013
=15	SlovakiaSlovakia	99.7%	2013
=21	CroatiaCroatia	99.5%	2013
=21	MoldovaMoldova	99.5%	2013
=21	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	99.5%	2013
24	MontenegroMontenegro	99.4%	2013
25	CyprusCyprus	99.3%	2013
=26	SerbiaSerbia	99.2%	2013
=26	HungaryHungary	99.2%	2013
=26	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	99.2%	2013
=26	ItalyItaly	99.2%	2013
=30	GermanyGermany	99%	2013
=30	IcelandIceland	99%	2013
=30	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	99%	2013
=30	BelgiumBelgium	99%	2013
=30	SwedenSweden	99%	2013
=30	United StatesUnited States	99%	2013
=30	TongaTonga	99%	2013
=30	New ZealandNew Zealand	99%	2013
=30	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	99%	2013
=30	DenmarkDenmark	99%	2013
=30	AustraliaAustralia	99%	2013
=30	IrelandIreland	99%	2013
=30	FranceFrance	99%	2013
=30	MonacoMonaco	99%	2013
=30	NetherlandsNetherlands	99%	2013
=30	CanadaCanada	99%	2013
=46	BulgariaBulgaria	98.7%	2013
=46	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	98.7%	2013
=46	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	98.7%	2013
49	ChileChile	98.6%	2013
50	SpainSpain	98.5%	2013
=51	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	98.4%	2013
=51	GreeceGreece	98.4%	2013
53	RomaniaRomania	98.3%	2013
=54	BermudaBermuda	98%	2013
=54	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	98%	2013
56	ArgentinaArgentina	97.8%	2013
57	UruguayUruguay	97.6%	2013
58	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	97.1%	2013
=59	San MarinoSan Marino	97%	2013
=59	PortugalPortugal	97%	2013
61	ArubaAruba	96.9%	2013
62	Costa RicaCosta Rica	96%	2013
63	BoliviaBolivia	95.8%	2013
64	VenezuelaVenezuela	95.7%	2013
65	FijiFiji	95.5%	2013
66	SurinameSuriname	95.4%	2013
=67	AnguillaAnguilla	95%	2013
=67	PhilippinesPhilippines	95%	2013
69	PeruPeru	94.9%	2013
=70	ParaguayParaguay	94.8%	2013
=70	MexicoMexico	94.8%	2013
=72	The BahamasThe Bahamas	94.7%	2013
=72	PanamaPanama	94.7%	2013
74	DominicaDominica	94%	2013
75	South AfricaSouth Africa	93.9%	2013
76	ColombiaColombia	93.5%	2013
77	EcuadorEcuador	93.1%	2013
78	PalauPalau	93%	2013
79	GabonGabon	92.3%	2013
80	GuyanaGuyana	92%	2013
81	SeychellesSeychelles	91.4%	2013
82	MaltaMalta	91.2%	2013
83	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	91%	2013
84	KenyaKenya	90.6%	2013
85	BrazilBrazil	90.1%	2013
86	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	90%	2013
=87	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	89.7%	2013
=87	Cape VerdeCape Verde	89.7%	2013
89	NamibiaNamibia	89%	2013
90	SwazilandSwaziland	88.4%	2013
91	ZimbabweZimbabwe	87.8%	2013
92	El SalvadorEl Salvador	87.1%	2013
93	HondurasHonduras	85.3%	2013
94	BotswanaBotswana	84.6%	2013
95	LesothoLesotho	83.3%	2013
=96	UgandaUganda	82.6%	2013
=96	AngolaAngola	82.6%	2013
98	JamaicaJamaica	82.1%	2013
99	GuatemalaGuatemala	81.2%	2013
100	MalawiMalawi	81.1%	2013
101	EritreaEritrea	79.5%	2013
=102	GhanaGhana	78.3%	2013
=102	CameroonCameroon	78.3%	2013
104	NicaraguaNicaragua	78.1%	2013
105	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	76.9%	2013
106	BelizeBelize	76.7%	2013
107	TanzaniaTanzania	75.5%	2013
108	RwandaRwanda	74.8%	2013
109	BurundiBurundi	72.9%	2013
110	NigeriaNigeria	72.1%	2013
111	ZambiaZambia	71.9%	2013
112	MozambiqueMozambique	70.8%	2013
113	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	69.6%	2013
114	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	65.4%	2013
115	LiberiaLiberia	64.8%	2013
116	East TimorEast Timor	63.6%	2013
117	HaitiHaiti	53.4%	2013
118	EthiopiaEthiopia	49.1%	2013
119	South SudanSouth Sudan	40%	2013

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