Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Literacy > Female

DEFINITION: This entry 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 our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	LesothoLesotho	94.5%	2003
2	SeychellesSeychelles	92.3%	2003
3	ZimbabweZimbabwe	87.2%	2003
4	South AfricaSouth Africa	85.7%	2003
5	NamibiaNamibia	83.7%	2003
6	MauritiusMauritius	82.7%	2003
7	BotswanaBotswana	81.8%	2003
8	SwazilandSwaziland	80.8%	2003
9	KenyaKenya	79.7%	2003
10	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	78.4%	2003
11	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	77.9%	2001
12	ZambiaZambia	74.8%	2003
13	CameroonCameroon	73.4%	2003
14	TanzaniaTanzania	70.7%	2003
15	Cape VerdeCape Verde	69.2%	2003
16	GhanaGhana	67.1%	2003
17	RwandaRwanda	64.7%	2003
18	MadagascarMadagascar	62.5%	2003
19	NigeriaNigeria	60.6%	2003
20	UgandaUganda	60.4%	2003
21	DjiboutiDjibouti	58.4%	2003
22	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	55.1%	2003
23	AngolaAngola	54.2%	2001
24	GabonGabon	53.3%	1995
25	SudanSudan	50.5%	2003
26	MalawiMalawi	49.8%	2003
27	ComorosComoros	49.3%	2003
28	EritreaEritrea	47.6%	2003
29	TogoTogo	46.9%	2003
30	BurundiBurundi	45.2%	2003
31	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	43.6%	2003
32	LiberiaLiberia	41.6%	2003
33	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	39.9%	2003
34	MaliMali	39.6%	2003
35	ChadChad	39.3%	2003
36	EthiopiaEthiopia	35.1%	2003
37	The GambiaThe Gambia	32.8%	2003
38	MozambiqueMozambique	32.7%	2003
39	MauritaniaMauritania	31.9%	2003
40	SenegalSenegal	30.7%	2003
41	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	27.4%	2003
42	SomaliaSomalia	25.8%	2001
43	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	24.4%	2004
44	BeninBenin	23.3%	2002
45	GuineaGuinea	18.1%	2003
46	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	15.2%	2003
47	NigerNiger	15.1%	2005

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