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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Literacy > Male

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
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 94.2% 2003
2 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 93.3% 2003
3 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 92.2% 2001
4 SeychellesSeychelles 91.4% 2003
5 KenyaKenya 90.6% 2003
6 MauritiusMauritius 88.6% 2003
7 South AfricaSouth Africa 87% 2003
8 ZambiaZambia 86.8% 2003
9 TanzaniaTanzania 85.9% 2003
10 Cape VerdeCape Verde 85.8% 2003
11 CameroonCameroon 84.7% 2003
12 NamibiaNamibia 84.4% 2003
13 AngolaAngola 82.9% 2001
14 GhanaGhana 82.7% 2003
15 SwazilandSwaziland 82.6% 2003
16 BotswanaBotswana 80.4% 2003
17 UgandaUganda 79.5% 2003
18 DjiboutiDjibouti 78% 2003
19 RwandaRwanda 76.3% 2003
20 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 76.2% 2003
21 MalawiMalawi 76.1% 2003
22 NigeriaNigeria 75.7% 2003
23 MadagascarMadagascar 75.5% 2003
24 TogoTogo 75.4% 2003
25 LesothoLesotho 74.5% 2003
26 GabonGabon 73.7% 1995
27 LiberiaLiberia 73.3% 2003
28 SudanSudan 71.8% 2003
29 EritreaEritrea 69.9% 2003
30 ComorosComoros 63.6% 2003
31 MozambiqueMozambique 63.5% 2003
32 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 63.3% 2003
33 BurundiBurundi 58.5% 2003
34 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 58.1% 2003
35 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 57.9% 2003
36 ChadChad 56% 2003
37 MaliMali 53.5% 2003
38 MauritaniaMauritania 51.8% 2003
39 EthiopiaEthiopia 50.3% 2003
40 SenegalSenegal 50% 2003
41 SomaliaSomalia 49.7% 2001
42 BeninBenin 47.9% 2002
43 The GambiaThe Gambia 47.8% 2003
44 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 46.9% 2004
45 NigerNiger 42.9% 2005
46 GuineaGuinea 42.6% 2003
47 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 29.4% 2003

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