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

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
=1	CubaCuba	100	2008
=1	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	100	2007
=3	TajikistanTajikistan	99.9	2008
=3	ItalyItaly	99.9	2008
=3	CyprusCyprus	99.9	2008
=6	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	99.8	2008
=6	LibyaLibya	99.8	2008
=6	GeorgiaGeorgia	99.8	2008
=6	EstoniaEstonia	99.8	2008
=6	UzbekistanUzbekistan	99.8	2008
=6	LithuaniaLithuania	99.8	2008
=6	SloveniaSlovenia	99.8	2008
=6	ArmeniaArmenia	99.8	2008
=6	UkraineUkraine	99.8	2008
=6	BelarusBelarus	99.8	2008
=6	KazakhstanKazakhstan	99.8	2008
=6	PolandPoland	99.8	2008
=6	SingaporeSingapore	99.8	2008
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	99.76	2008
=19	BahrainBahrain	99.7	2008
=19	PortugalPortugal	99.7	2008
=19	RussiaRussia	99.7	2008
=19	LatviaLatvia	99.7	2008
=19	BruneiBrunei	99.7	2008
=24	CroatiaCroatia	99.6	2008
=24	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	99.6	2008
=24	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	99.6	2008
27	SpainSpain	99.56	2008
=28	MoldovaMoldova	99.5	2008
=28	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	99.5	2008
=28	SamoaSamoa	99.5	2008
31	BoliviaBolivia	99.44	2007
32	TongaTonga	99.42	2006
33	AlbaniaAlbania	99.4	2008
=34	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	99.3	2008
=34	GreeceGreece	99.3	2008
=34	ArubaAruba	99.3	2008
=34	ChinaChina	99.3	2008
=34	MaldivesMaldives	99.3	2006
39	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	99.2	2008
40	ChileChile	99.15	2008
41	ArgentinaArgentina	99.1	2008
=42	SeychellesSeychelles	99.06	2008
=42	QatarQatar	99.06	2007
44	UruguayUruguay	98.97	2008
=45	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	98.95	2008
=45	JordanJordan	98.95	2007
47	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	98.91	2007
48	ZimbabweZimbabwe	98.9	2008
49	ParaguayParaguay	98.79	2007
50	LebanonLebanon	98.71	2007
51	HungaryHungary	98.6	2008
52	IsraelIsrael	98.56	1983
53	KuwaitKuwait	98.45	2007
=54	MalaysiaMalaysia	98.4	2008
=54	VenezuelaVenezuela	98.4	2007
56	MexicoMexico	98.38	2008
57	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	98.3	2008
58	MaltaMalta	98.27	2005
59	Costa RicaCosta Rica	98.1	2008
60	ThailandThailand	98.05	2005
61	Cape VerdeCape Verde	98	2008
62	ColombiaColombia	97.99	2008
63	Sri LankaSri Lanka	97.98	2008
=64	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	97.8	2008
=64	BrazilBrazil	97.8	2007
66	OmanOman	97.63	2008
67	GabonGabon	97.4	2008
68	PeruPeru	97.36	2007
=69	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	97.3	2008
=69	BulgariaBulgaria	97.3	2008
=69	RomaniaRomania	97.3	2008
=72	South AfricaSouth Africa	96.8	2008
=72	VietnamVietnam	96.8	2008
74	TunisiaTunisia	96.79	2008
75	IndonesiaIndonesia	96.65	2006
=76	MauritiusMauritius	96.4	2008
=76	PanamaPanama	96.4	2008
78	TurkeyTurkey	96.36	2007
79	El SalvadorEl Salvador	95.96	2008
80	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	95.79	2007
81	GuamGuam	95.61	1980
82	BurmaBurma	95.6	2008
83	EcuadorEcuador	95.43	2007
=84	SurinameSuriname	95.3	2008
=84	MongoliaMongolia	95.3	2008
86	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	95.2	2008
87	BotswanaBotswana	95.1	2008
88	United Arab EmiratesUAE	95.01	2005
89	JamaicaJamaica	95	2008
90	PhilippinesPhilippines	94.8	2008
91	PalauPalau	94.28	1980
92	SyriaSyria	94.1	2008
93	HondurasHonduras	93.92	2007
94	VanuatuVanuatu	93.6	2008
95	SwazilandSwaziland	93.2	2008
96	NamibiaNamibia	92.9	2008
97	KenyaKenya	92.3	2008
98	LesothoLesotho	91.9	2008
99	AlgeriaAlgeria	91.78	2006
100	EritreaEritrea	87.8	2008
101	CambodiaCambodia	87.47	2008
102	UgandaUganda	87.3	2008
103	NicaraguaNicaragua	87.01	2005
104	GuatemalaGuatemala	86	2008
105	CameroonCameroon	85.8	2008
106	MalawiMalawi	85.7	2008
107	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	85.4	2008
108	SudanSudan	85.2	2008
109	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	85	1999
110	ComorosComoros	84.9	2008
111	LaosLaos	83.93	2005
112	TogoTogo	83.5	2008
113	IraqIraq	82.4	2008
114	IndiaIndia	81.13	2006
115	NepalNepal	80.8	2008
116	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	80.47	2005
117	GhanaGhana	79.3	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	79.23	2008
118	TanzaniaTanzania	77.5	2008
119	RwandaRwanda	77.1	2008
120	MoroccoMorocco	76.6	2008
121	BelizeBelize	76.42	1991
122	BurundiBurundi	75.9	2008
=123	LiberiaLiberia	74.8	2008
=123	ZambiaZambia	74.8	2008
125	BhutanBhutan	74.41	2005
126	BangladeshBangladesh	74.4	2008
127	AngolaAngola	72.9	2008
128	NigeriaNigeria	71.5	2008
129	MadagascarMadagascar	70.24	2008
130	MozambiqueMozambique	69.9	2008
131	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	69.6	2008
132	PakistanPakistan	68.86	2008
133	MauritaniaMauritania	67	2008
134	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	66.5	2008
135	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	66.1	2008
136	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	65.3	2008
137	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	64.2	2008
138	The GambiaThe Gambia	64.1	2008
139	GuineaGuinea	58.7	2008
140	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	55.7	2008
141	BeninBenin	53.3	2008
142	HaitiHaiti	51.15	1982
143	SenegalSenegal	50.85	2006
144	EthiopiaEthiopia	49.9	2008
145	ChadChad	45.4	2008
146	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	39.26	2007
147	MaliMali	38.82	2006
148	NigerNiger	36.55	2005

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