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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 CubaCuba 100% 2002
2 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 99.9% 1999
=3 SloveniaSlovenia 99.8% 2004
=3 IsraelIsrael 99.8% 2004
=3 UkraineUkraine 99.8% 2001
=3 CyprusCyprus 99.8% 2001
=3 ArmeniaArmenia 99.8% 2001
=3 ItalyItaly 99.8% 2001
=3 TajikistanTajikistan 99.8% 2000
=3 EstoniaEstonia 99.8% 2000
=3 LatviaLatvia 99.8% 2000
=3 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 99.8% 2000
=3 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.8% 1999
=3 BelarusBelarus 99.8% 1999
=3 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 99.8% 1995
=3 South KoreaSouth Korea 99.8% 1984
=3 BarbadosBarbados 99.8% 1984
=3 PolandPoland 99.8% 1984
=19 KuwaitKuwait 99.7% 2005
=19 MoldovaMoldova 99.7% 2004
=19 RussiaRussia 99.7% 2002
=19 LithuaniaLithuania 99.7% 2001
=19 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.7% 1999
=19 GuyanaGuyana 99.7% 1984
=25 PortugalPortugal 99.6% 2004
=25 CroatiaCroatia 99.6% 2001
=25 MacauMacau 99.6% 2001
=25 SpainSpain 99.6% 1991
=25 UzbekistanUzbekistan 99.6% 1984
=25 HungaryHungary 99.6% 1984
=31 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 99.5% 2004
=31 SingaporeSingapore 99.5% 2000
=33 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 99.4% 2002
=33 AlbaniaAlbania 99.4% 2001
=35 SamoaSamoa 99.3% 2004
=35 TongaTonga 99.3% 1996
=37 SeychellesSeychelles 99.1% 2002
=37 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 99.1% 1996
=37 MartiniqueMartinique 99.1% 1984
=40 JordanJordan 99% 2005
=40 ChileChile 99% 2002
=40 ArubaAruba 99% 2000
=43 BruneiBrunei 98.9% 2001
=43 GreeceGreece 98.9% 2001
=43 ArgentinaArgentina 98.9% 2001
=43 ChinaChina 98.9% 2000
47 IndonesiaIndonesia 98.7% 2004
48 UruguayUruguay 98.6% 1996
=49 BulgariaBulgaria 98.2% 2001
=49 MaldivesMaldives 98.2% 2000
=51 ColombiaColombia 98% 2005
=51 LibyaLibya 98% 2004
=51 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 98% 2004
=51 ThailandThailand 98% 2000
55 RomaniaRomania 97.8% 2002
=56 ZimbabweZimbabwe 97.7% 2004
=56 MongoliaMongolia 97.7% 2000
=58 MexicoMexico 97.6% 2005
=58 Costa RicaCosta Rica 97.6% 2000
=60 IranIran 97.4% 2005
=60 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 97.4% 2004
=62 OmanOman 97.3% 2003
=62 BoliviaBolivia 97.3% 2001
=64 VenezuelaVenezuela 97.2% 2001
=64 MalaysiaMalaysia 97.2% 2000
66 PeruPeru 97.1% 2005
=67 United Arab EmiratesUAE 97% 2004
=67 BahrainBahrain 97% 2001
=67 Hong KongHong Kong 97% 1984
70 BrazilBrazil 96.8% 2004
=71 EcuadorEcuador 96.4% 2001
=71 FijiFiji 96.4% 1984
73 Cape VerdeCape Verde 96.3% 2004
74 GabonGabon 96.2% 2004
75 PanamaPanama 96.1% 2000
76 MaltaMalta 96% 1995
=77 QatarQatar 95.9% 2004
=77 ParaguayParaguay 95.9% 2004
=77 The BahamasThe Bahamas 95.9% 1984
80 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 95.8% 2004
=81 TurkeyTurkey 95.6% 2004
=81 Sri LankaSri Lanka 95.6% 2001
83 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 95.4% 2001
84 PhilippinesPhilippines 95.1% 2003
=85 SurinameSuriname 94.9% 2004
=85 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 94.9% 2000
=87 MauritiusMauritius 94.5% 2000
=87 BurmaBurma 94.5% 2000
89 TunisiaTunisia 94.3% 2004
90 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 94.2% 2002
91 BotswanaBotswana 94% 2003
=92 VietnamVietnam 93.9% 1999
=92 South AfricaSouth Africa 93.9% 1996
94 ReunionReunion 93.5% 1984
95 SyriaSyria 92.5% 2004
96 NamibiaNamibia 92.3% 2001
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 92.12% 1984
97 AlgeriaAlgeria 90.1% 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 89.78% 1984
98 LebanonLebanon 89.5% 1984
99 JamaicaJamaica 89.3% 1984
100 HondurasHonduras 88.9% 2001
101 El SalvadorEl Salvador 88.5% 2004
102 SwazilandSwaziland 88.4% 2000
103 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 86.4% 2004
104 NicaraguaNicaragua 86.2% 2001
105 EgyptEgypt 84.9% 2005
106 IraqIraq 84.8% 2000
107 LesothoLesotho 84.7% 1984
108 NigeriaNigeria 84.2% 2004
109 CambodiaCambodia 83.4% 2004
110 GuatemalaGuatemala 82.2% 2002
111 KenyaKenya 80.3% 2000
112 LaosLaos 78.5% 2001
113 TanzaniaTanzania 78.4% 2002
114 RwandaRwanda 77.6% 2000
115 SudanSudan 77.2% 2000
116 UgandaUganda 76.6% 2002
=117 IndiaIndia 76.4% 2001
=117 BelizeBelize 76.4% 1991
119 MalawiMalawi 76% 1998
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 75.5% 1984
120 YemenYemen 75.2% 2004
121 TogoTogo 74.4% 2000
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 74.26% 1984
122 CameroonCameroon 73.4% 1984
123 BurundiBurundi 73.3% 2000
124 AngolaAngola 72.2% 2001
125 GhanaGhana 70.7% 2000
126 MoroccoMorocco 70.5% 2004
127 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 70.4% 2001
128 MadagascarMadagascar 70.2% 2000
129 NepalNepal 70.1% 2001
130 ZambiaZambia 69.5% 1999
131 LiberiaLiberia 67.4% 2004
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 67.05% 1984
132 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 66.7% 2000
=133 PakistanPakistan 65.1% 2005
=133 DjiboutiDjibouti 65.1% 1984
135 BangladeshBangladesh 63.6% 2001
136 MauritaniaMauritania 61.3% 2000
137 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 60.7% 2000
138 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 58.5% 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 58.34% 1984
139 ComorosComoros 55.7% 1984
140 EritreaEritrea 54.9% 1984
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 53.3% 1984
141 HaitiHaiti 49.2% 1984
142 SenegalSenegal 49.1% 2002
143 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 47.9% 2004
144 MozambiqueMozambique 47% 1997
145 GuineaGuinea 46.6% 2003
146 BeninBenin 45.3% 2002
147 ChadChad 37.6% 2000
148 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 36.8% 1984
149 NigerNiger 36.5% 2005
150 AfghanistanAfghanistan 34.3% 2000
151 The GambiaThe Gambia 33.8% 1984
152 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 33% 2005
153 EthiopiaEthiopia 31.2% 2004
154 MaliMali 24.2% 1998

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Women 154

Interesting observations about Education > Literacy rates > Aged 15-24

  • 3 of the top 4 countries by literacy rates > aged 15-24 are Landlocked.
  • Armenia has ranked in the top 2 for literacy rates > aged 15-24 since 1989.
  • Estonia has ranked in the top 2 for literacy rates > aged 15-24 since 1989.
  • 92 of the top 149 countries by literacy rates > aged 15-24 are Hot countries.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by literacy rates > aged 15-24 are Muslim.
  • Belarus has ranked in the top 3 for literacy rates > aged 15-24 since 1980.
  • 66 of the top 132 countries by literacy rates > aged 15-24 are Christian.
  • Israel ranked first for literacy rates > aged 15-24 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2004.
  • Uruguay has ranked in the top 3 for literacy rates > aged 15-24 since 1985.
  • Malawi has ranked in the top 3 for literacy rates > aged 15-24 since 1987.
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