Sub-Saharan Africa 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	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	97.1%	2013
2	South AfricaSouth Africa	93.9%	2013
3	GabonGabon	92.3%	2013
4	SeychellesSeychelles	91.4%	2013
5	MauritiusMauritius	91.1%	2013
6	KenyaKenya	90.6%	2013
7	Cape VerdeCape Verde	89.7%	2013
8	NamibiaNamibia	89%	2013
9	SwazilandSwaziland	88.4%	2013
10	ZimbabweZimbabwe	87.8%	2013
11	BotswanaBotswana	84.6%	2013
12	LesothoLesotho	83.3%	2013
=13	UgandaUganda	82.6%	2013
=13	AngolaAngola	82.6%	2013
15	MalawiMalawi	81.1%	2013
16	SudanSudan	80.7%	2013
17	ComorosComoros	80.5%	2013
18	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	80.3%	2013
19	EritreaEritrea	79.5%	2013
=20	GhanaGhana	78.3%	2013
=20	CameroonCameroon	78.3%	2013
22	DjiboutiDjibouti	78%	2013
23	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	76.9%	2013
24	TanzaniaTanzania	75.5%	2013
25	RwandaRwanda	74.8%	2013
26	TogoTogo	74.1%	2013
27	BurundiBurundi	72.9%	2013
28	NigeriaNigeria	72.1%	2013
29	ZambiaZambia	71.9%	2013
30	MozambiqueMozambique	70.8%	2013
31	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	69.6%	2013
32	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	68.9%	2013
33	MadagascarMadagascar	67.4%	2013
34	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	65.6%	2013
35	MauritaniaMauritania	65.3%	2013
36	LiberiaLiberia	64.8%	2013
37	SenegalSenegal	61.8%	2013
38	The GambiaThe Gambia	60.9%	2013
39	BeninBenin	55.2%	2013
40	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	54.7%	2013
41	GuineaGuinea	52%	2013
42	SomaliaSomalia	49.7%	2013
43	EthiopiaEthiopia	49.1%	2013
44	ChadChad	45.6%	2013
45	MaliMali	43.1%	2013
46	NigerNiger	42.9%	2013
47	South SudanSouth Sudan	40%	2013
48	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	36.7%	2013

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