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Education > Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 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 CubaCuba 100 2008
=1 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 100 2007
=3 TajikistanTajikistan 99.9 2008
=3 LibyaLibya 99.9 2008
=3 ItalyItaly 99.9 2008
=6 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 99.8 2008
=6 BahrainBahrain 99.8 2008
=6 GeorgiaGeorgia 99.8 2008
=6 UzbekistanUzbekistan 99.8 2008
=6 LithuaniaLithuania 99.8 2008
=6 SloveniaSlovenia 99.8 2008
=6 CyprusCyprus 99.8 2008
=6 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.8 2008
=6 PolandPoland 99.8 2008
15 BoliviaBolivia 99.75 2007
=16 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 99.7 2008
=16 PortugalPortugal 99.7 2008
=16 EstoniaEstonia 99.7 2008
=16 ArmeniaArmenia 99.7 2008
=16 UkraineUkraine 99.7 2008
=16 LatviaLatvia 99.7 2008
=16 BruneiBrunei 99.7 2008
=16 BelarusBelarus 99.7 2008
=16 SingaporeSingapore 99.7 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 99.7 2008
=25 RussiaRussia 99.6 2008
=25 CroatiaCroatia 99.6 2008
27 SpainSpain 99.53 2008
=28 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 99.5 2008
=28 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.5 2008
=30 SamoaSamoa 99.4 2008
=30 GreeceGreece 99.4 2008
=30 ChinaChina 99.4 2008
=30 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 99.4 2008
=34 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 99.3 2008
=34 MoldovaMoldova 99.3 2008
=34 AlbaniaAlbania 99.3 2008
=34 TongaTonga 99.3 2006
38 MaldivesMaldives 99.24 2006
39 ArubaAruba 99.2 2008
40 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 99.14 2007
41 ChileChile 99.11 2008
42 QatarQatar 99.1 2007
43 IsraelIsrael 99.05 1983
44 ArgentinaArgentina 99 2008
45 JordanJordan 98.95 2007
46 ParaguayParaguay 98.81 2007
47 SeychellesSeychelles 98.77 2008
48 UruguayUruguay 98.63 2008
49 TurkeyTurkey 98.58 2007
50 MexicoMexico 98.41 2008
=51 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 98.4 2008
=51 GabonGabon 98.4 2008
=51 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 98.4 2008
=51 KuwaitKuwait 98.4 2007
=51 LebanonLebanon 98.4 2007
=56 MalaysiaMalaysia 98.3 2008
=56 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 98.3 2008
=56 ZimbabweZimbabwe 98.3 2008
=56 HungaryHungary 98.3 2008
60 ThailandThailand 98.22 2005
61 TunisiaTunisia 98.13 2008
62 PeruPeru 98.01 2007
63 VenezuelaVenezuela 97.97 2007
64 Costa RicaCosta Rica 97.7 2008
65 OmanOman 97.63 2008
66 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 97.6 2008
67 ColombiaColombia 97.55 2008
68 MaltaMalta 97.46 2005
69 Sri LankaSri Lanka 97.33 2008
70 BulgariaBulgaria 97.3 2008
=71 Cape VerdeCape Verde 97.2 2008
=71 VietnamVietnam 97.2 2008
73 RomaniaRomania 97.1 2008
74 BrazilBrazil 97.06 2007
75 IndonesiaIndonesia 97.03 2006
76 PanamaPanama 96.6 2008
77 South AfricaSouth Africa 96.1 2008
78 BurmaBurma 96 2008
79 SurinameSuriname 95.7 2008
80 SyriaSyria 95.6 2008
81 El SalvadorEl Salvador 95.41 2008
82 MauritiusMauritius 95.4 2008
83 GuamGuam 95.36 1980
84 EcuadorEcuador 95.22 2007
85 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 94.7 2008
86 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 94.63 2007
87 AlgeriaAlgeria 94.38 2006
88 PalauPalau 94.19 1980
89 PhilippinesPhilippines 93.9 2008
90 BotswanaBotswana 93.8 2008
91 United Arab EmiratesUAE 93.63 2005
92 VanuatuVanuatu 93.5 2008
93 MongoliaMongolia 93.3 2008
94 HondurasHonduras 92.7 2007
=95 SwazilandSwaziland 91.8 2008
=95 JamaicaJamaica 91.8 2008
=95 KenyaKenya 91.8 2008
=98 EritreaEritrea 91.1 2008
=98 NamibiaNamibia 91.1 2008
100 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 90 1999
101 CambodiaCambodia 89.38 2008
102 LaosLaos 89.19 2005
103 UgandaUganda 89.1 2008
104 SudanSudan 88.6 2008
105 GuatemalaGuatemala 88.5 2008
106 IndiaIndia 88.41 2006
107 CameroonCameroon 88.2 2008
108 TogoTogo 87 2008
109 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 86.8 2005
110 MalawiMalawi 86.5 2008
111 NepalNepal 86.2 2008
112 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 85.8 2008
113 ComorosComoros 85.7 2008
114 LesothoLesotho 85.6 2008
115 NicaraguaNicaragua 85.16 2005
116 MoroccoMorocco 84.8 2008
117 IraqIraq 84.5 2008
118 ZambiaZambia 82.1 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 82.07 2008
119 AngolaAngola 80.8 2008
120 GhanaGhana 80.6 2008
121 BhutanBhutan 80.04 2005
122 TanzaniaTanzania 78.7 2008
123 PakistanPakistan 78.51 2008
124 NigeriaNigeria 78.3 2008
125 MozambiqueMozambique 77.7 2008
126 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 77.6 2008
127 RwandaRwanda 77.1 2008
128 BurundiBurundi 76.5 2008
129 BelizeBelize 76.14 1991
130 BangladeshBangladesh 73.3 2008
131 MadagascarMadagascar 72.65 2008
132 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 72.1 2008
133 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 72 2008
134 MauritaniaMauritania 70.5 2008
=135 LiberiaLiberia 70.1 2008
=135 The GambiaThe Gambia 70.1 2008
137 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 68.8 2008
138 GuineaGuinea 66.5 2008
139 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 66 2008
140 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 64.6 2008
141 BeninBenin 64.1 2008
142 EthiopiaEthiopia 62.2 2008
143 SenegalSenegal 58.13 2006
144 ChadChad 53.5 2008
145 NigerNiger 52.45 2005
146 HaitiHaiti 51.26 1982
147 MaliMali 47.38 2006
148 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 46.73 2007

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