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Education > Adult literacy rate > Female: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.".

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
=1 EstoniaEstonia 99.8 2008
=1 CubaCuba 99.8 2008
=1 LatviaLatvia 99.8 2008
=4 GeorgiaGeorgia 99.7 2008
=4 LithuaniaLithuania 99.7 2008
=4 SloveniaSlovenia 99.7 2008
=4 BelarusBelarus 99.7 2008
8 UkraineUkraine 99.6 2008
=9 TajikistanTajikistan 99.5 2008
=9 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.5 2008
11 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 99.42 2008
=12 ArmeniaArmenia 99.4 2008
=12 RussiaRussia 99.4 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 99.37 2008
=14 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 99.3 2008
=14 PolandPoland 99.3 2008
16 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 99.22 2007
17 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.1 2008
18 TongaTonga 99.08 2006
19 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 99.02 2007
=20 UzbekistanUzbekistan 98.9 2008
=20 HungaryHungary 98.9 2008
=22 AlbaniaAlbania 98.7 2008
=22 ChileChile 98.7 2008
=24 ItalyItaly 98.5 2008
=24 SamoaSamoa 98.5 2008
26 UruguayUruguay 98.46 2008
27 MaldivesMaldives 98.43 2006
28 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 98.2 2008
=29 ArubaAruba 98 2008
=29 CroatiaCroatia 98 2008
31 BulgariaBulgaria 97.9 2008
=32 MoldovaMoldova 97.8 2008
=32 MongoliaMongolia 97.8 2008
34 ArgentinaArgentina 97.7 2008
35 RomaniaRomania 96.9 2008
36 SpainSpain 96.89 2008
37 CyprusCyprus 96.7 2008
38 GuamGuam 96.46 1980
39 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 96.3 2008
40 Costa RicaCosta Rica 96.2 2008
=41 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 95.9 2008
=41 GreeceGreece 95.9 2008
43 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 95.8 2008
44 LesothoLesotho 95.1 2008
45 VenezuelaVenezuela 94.93 2007
46 PhilippinesPhilippines 93.9 2008
47 MaltaMalta 93.5 2005
48 ParaguayParaguay 93.45 2007
49 ColombiaColombia 93.44 2008
50 BruneiBrunei 93.3 2008
51 KuwaitKuwait 93.12 2007
52 PortugalPortugal 92.9 2008
53 PanamaPanama 92.8 2008
54 SeychellesSeychelles 92.26 2008
55 SingaporeSingapore 91.6 2008
56 ThailandThailand 91.53 2005
57 United Arab EmiratesUAE 91.47 2005
58 MexicoMexico 91.45 2008
59 JamaicaJamaica 90.8 2008
=60 ChinaChina 90.5 2008
=60 PalauPalau 90.5 1980
62 QatarQatar 90.44 2007
63 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 90.4 2008
64 BrazilBrazil 90.23 2007
65 VietnamVietnam 90.2 2008
66 MalaysiaMalaysia 89.8 2008
67 BahrainBahrain 89.4 2008
68 BurmaBurma 89.2 2008
69 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 89.1 2008
70 Sri LankaSri Lanka 89.07 2008
71 JordanJordan 88.9 2007
72 ZimbabweZimbabwe 88.8 2008
73 IndonesiaIndonesia 88.79 2006
74 IsraelIsrael 88.67 1983
75 SurinameSuriname 88.4 2008
76 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 88.28 2007
77 South AfricaSouth Africa 88.1 2008
78 NamibiaNamibia 87.7 2008
79 BoliviaBolivia 85.99 2007
80 LebanonLebanon 85.97 2007
81 SwazilandSwaziland 85.6 2008
82 MauritiusMauritius 84.8 2008
83 PeruPeru 84.65 2007
84 BotswanaBotswana 83.5 2008
85 HondurasHonduras 83.45 2007
86 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 83.3 2008
87 GabonGabon 83.2 2008
88 KenyaKenya 82.8 2008
89 EcuadorEcuador 81.68 2007
90 El SalvadorEl Salvador 81.36 2008
91 LibyaLibya 81.3 2008
92 TurkeyTurkey 81.26 2007
93 OmanOman 80.9 2008
94 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 80.2 2008
95 VanuatuVanuatu 79.5 2008
96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 79.3 2008
97 NicaraguaNicaragua 77.92 2005
98 SyriaSyria 77.2 2008
99 CambodiaCambodia 70.86 2008
100 BelizeBelize 70.33 1991
101 TunisiaTunisia 69.6 2008
102 IraqIraq 69.2 2008
103 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 69 1999
104 GuatemalaGuatemala 68.7 2008
=105 CameroonCameroon 67.8 2008
=105 ComorosComoros 67.8 2008
107 UgandaUganda 66.8 2008
108 TanzaniaTanzania 66.3 2008
109 RwandaRwanda 66.1 2008
110 MalawiMalawi 65.8 2008
111 MadagascarMadagascar 65.26 2008
112 AlgeriaAlgeria 63.92 2006
113 LaosLaos 63.23 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 61.62 2008
114 ZambiaZambia 61 2008
115 BurundiBurundi 59.9 2008
116 SudanSudan 59.6 2008
117 GhanaGhana 59.3 2008
118 AngolaAngola 57 2008
119 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 56.1 2008
120 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 55.6 2008
121 EritreaEritrea 54.5 2008
122 TogoTogo 53.7 2008
123 LiberiaLiberia 53 2008
124 IndiaIndia 50.82 2006
125 BangladeshBangladesh 49.8 2008
126 MauritaniaMauritania 49.5 2008
127 NigeriaNigeria 48.8 2008
128 NepalNepal 45.4 2008
129 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 44.3 2008
130 MoroccoMorocco 44.1 2008
131 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 41.1 2008
132 MozambiqueMozambique 40.1 2008
133 PakistanPakistan 39.97 2008
134 BhutanBhutan 38.68 2005
135 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 36.5 2008
136 The GambiaThe Gambia 34.3 2008
137 SenegalSenegal 32.99 2006
138 HaitiHaiti 32.52 1982
139 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 28.9 2008
140 BeninBenin 28.1 2008
141 GuineaGuinea 26.4 2008
142 EthiopiaEthiopia 22.8 2008
143 ChadChad 21.9 2008
144 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 21.58 2007
145 MaliMali 18.19 2006
146 NigerNiger 15.08 2005

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Education > Adult literacy rate > Female: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > Adult literacy rate > Female

  • Cuba ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Lesotho ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • Tajikistan ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Estonia ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Vietnam ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
  • Slovenia ranked second for adult literacy rate > female amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Failed states in 2008.
  • Russia ranked 7th last for adult literacy rate > female amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.
  • Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Belarus ranked first for adult literacy rate > female amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.
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