Potential Future EU Members Compared by People > Literacy > Male
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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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Interesting observations about People > Literacy > Male
- Cuba ranked first for literacy > male amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Luxembourg ranked first for literacy > male amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- North Korea ranked first for literacy > male globally in 2013.
- Azerbaijan ranked first for literacy > male amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
- Barbados ranked first for literacy > male amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- Poland ranked first for literacy > male amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
- Israel ranked first for literacy > male amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2013.
- Liechtenstein ranked second for literacy > male amongst Europe in 2013.
- Equatorial Guinea ranked first for literacy > male amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
- Finland ranked first for literacy > male amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2013.
