Hot 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	CubaCuba	99.8%	2013
2	BarbadosBarbados	99.7%	2013
3	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	99.2%	2013
=4	TongaTonga	99%	2013
=4	SamoaSamoa	99%	2013
=4	AustraliaAustralia	99%	2013
=7	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	98.4%	2013
=7	MaldivesMaldives	98.4%	2013
=9	SingaporeSingapore	98%	2013
=9	BermudaBermuda	98%	2013
11	MacauMacau	97.8%	2013
12	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	97.1%	2013
=13	MontserratMontserrat	97%	2013
=13	BruneiBrunei	97%	2013
15	Hong KongHong Kong	96.9%	2013
16	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	96.8%	2013
17	QatarQatar	96.5%	2013
18	BahrainBahrain	96.1%	2013
=19	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	96%	2013
=19	Costa RicaCosta Rica	96%	2013
=21	BoliviaBolivia	95.8%	2013
=21	LibyaLibya	95.8%	2013
23	VenezuelaVenezuela	95.7%	2013
=24	ThailandThailand	95.6%	2013
=24	IndonesiaIndonesia	95.6%	2013
26	FijiFiji	95.5%	2013
=27	VietnamVietnam	95.4%	2013
=27	SurinameSuriname	95.4%	2013
=27	MalaysiaMalaysia	95.4%	2013
30	BurmaBurma	95.1%	2013
=31	KuwaitKuwait	95%	2013
=31	AnguillaAnguilla	95%	2013
=31	PhilippinesPhilippines	95%	2013
=34	ParaguayParaguay	94.8%	2013
=34	MexicoMexico	94.8%	2013
=36	The BahamasThe Bahamas	94.7%	2013
=36	PanamaPanama	94.7%	2013
38	DominicaDominica	94%	2013
39	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	93.6%	2013
40	ColombiaColombia	93.5%	2013
41	EcuadorEcuador	93.1%	2013
42	Sri LankaSri Lanka	92.6%	2013
43	GabonGabon	92.3%	2013
44	GuyanaGuyana	92%	2013
45	SeychellesSeychelles	91.4%	2013
46	MauritiusMauritius	91.1%	2013
47	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	90.8%	2013
48	KenyaKenya	90.6%	2013
49	OmanOman	90.2%	2013
50	BrazilBrazil	90.1%	2013
51	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	90%	2013
52	Cape VerdeCape Verde	89.7%	2013
53	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	89.5%	2013
54	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	88.9%	2013
55	SwazilandSwaziland	88.4%	2013
56	ZimbabweZimbabwe	87.8%	2013
57	El SalvadorEl Salvador	87.1%	2013
58	IraqIraq	86%	2013
59	HondurasHonduras	85.3%	2013
60	BotswanaBotswana	84.6%	2013
61	CambodiaCambodia	82.8%	2013
=62	UgandaUganda	82.6%	2013
=62	AngolaAngola	82.6%	2013
64	LaosLaos	82.5%	2013
=65	JamaicaJamaica	82.1%	2013
=65	YemenYemen	82.1%	2013
67	EgyptEgypt	81.7%	2013
68	AlgeriaAlgeria	81.3%	2013
69	GuatemalaGuatemala	81.2%	2013
70	MalawiMalawi	81.1%	2013
71	SudanSudan	80.7%	2013
72	ComorosComoros	80.5%	2013
73	EritreaEritrea	79.5%	2013
=74	GhanaGhana	78.3%	2013
=74	CameroonCameroon	78.3%	2013
76	NicaraguaNicaragua	78.1%	2013
77	DjiboutiDjibouti	78%	2013
78	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	76.9%	2013
79	BelizeBelize	76.7%	2013
80	TanzaniaTanzania	75.5%	2013
81	IndiaIndia	75.2%	2013
82	TogoTogo	74.1%	2013
83	NigeriaNigeria	72.1%	2013
84	ZambiaZambia	71.9%	2013
85	MozambiqueMozambique	70.8%	2013
86	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	68.9%	2013
87	PakistanPakistan	68.6%	2013
88	MadagascarMadagascar	67.4%	2013
89	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	65.6%	2013
90	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	65.4%	2013
91	MauritaniaMauritania	65.3%	2013
92	LiberiaLiberia	64.8%	2013
93	BangladeshBangladesh	62%	2013
94	SenegalSenegal	61.8%	2013
95	BeninBenin	55.2%	2013
96	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	54.7%	2013
97	HaitiHaiti	53.4%	2013
98	GuineaGuinea	52%	2013
99	SomaliaSomalia	49.7%	2013
100	EthiopiaEthiopia	49.1%	2013
101	ChadChad	45.6%	2013
102	MaliMali	43.1%	2013
103	NigerNiger	42.9%	2013
104	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	36.7%	2013

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