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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 | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Greenland | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Andorra | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Luxembourg | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Liechtenstein | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Finland | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Norway | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =1 | North Korea | 100% | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Poland | 99.9% | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Kazakhstan | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Latvia | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Ukraine | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Cuba | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Georgia | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Tajikistan | 99.8% | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 99.73% | 2013 | |||
| =19 | Russia | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Lithuania | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Barbados | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Slovakia | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 99.6% | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.5% | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Croatia | 99.5% | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Moldova | 99.5% | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.5% | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Montenegro | 99.4% | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Cyprus | 99.3% | 2013 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 99.25% | 2013 | |||
| =33 | Serbia | 99.2% | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.2% | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Italy | 99.2% | 2013 | ||
| =33 | South Korea | 99.2% | 2013 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 99.08% | 2013 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 99.05% | 2013 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 99.03% | 2013 | |||
| =38 | Germany | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Iceland | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Switzerland | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Belgium | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Japan | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Sweden | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | United States | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Tonga | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Czech Republic | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Guam | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | New Zealand | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Samoa | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | United Kingdom | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Denmark | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Australia | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Ireland | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | France | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Monaco | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Netherlands | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99% | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Canada | 99% | 2013 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 98.99% | 2013 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 98.85% | 2013 | |||
| =60 | Bulgaria | 98.7% | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Cayman Islands | 98.7% | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Republic of Macedonia | 98.7% | 2013 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 98.68% | 2013 | |||
| 63 | Chile | 98.6% | 2013 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 98.54% | 2013 | |||
| =64 | Spain | 98.5% | 2013 | ||
| =64 | Israel | 98.5% | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.4% | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Greece | 98.4% | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Maldives | 98.4% | 2013 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 98.38% | 2013 | |||
| 69 | Romania | 98.3% | 2013 | ||
| =70 | Singapore | 98% | 2013 | ||
| =70 | French Polynesia | 98% | 2013 | ||
| =70 | Bermuda | 98% | 2013 | ||
| =70 | Albania | 98% | 2013 | ||
| =70 | American Samoa | 98% | 2013 | ||
| =75 | West Bank | 97.9% | 2013 | ||
| =75 | Gaza Strip | 97.9% | 2013 | ||
| =75 | Turkey | 97.9% | 2013 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 97.81% | 2013 | |||
| =78 | Macau | 97.8% | 2013 | ||
| =78 | Argentina | 97.8% | 2013 | ||
| 80 | Jordan | 97.7% | 2013 | ||
| 81 | Uruguay | 97.6% | 2013 | ||
| Southern Europe average (profile) | 97.58% | 2013 | |||
| 82 | China | 97.5% | 2013 | ||
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.1% | 2013 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 97.01% | 2013 | |||
| =84 | Montserrat | 97% | 2013 | ||
| =84 | Brunei | 97% | 2013 | ||
| =84 | Northern Mariana Islands | 97% | 2013 | ||
| =84 | San Marino | 97% | 2013 | ||
| =84 | Portugal | 97% | 2013 | ||
| =84 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 97% | 2013 | ||
| =84 | Saint Helena | 97% | 2011 | ||
| =91 | Aruba | 96.9% | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Hong Kong | 96.9% | 2013 | ||
| =93 | New Caledonia | 96.8% | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2013 | ||
| 95 | Kosovo | 96.6% | 2013 | ||
| 96 | Qatar | 96.5% | 2013 | ||
| 97 | Bahrain | 96.1% | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96% | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Costa Rica | 96% | 2013 | ||
| =100 | Bolivia | 95.8% | 2013 | ||
| =100 | Libya | 95.8% | 2013 | ||
| 102 | Venezuela | 95.7% | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Thailand | 95.6% | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Indonesia | 95.6% | 2013 | ||
| 105 | Fiji | 95.5% | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Vietnam | 95.4% | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Suriname | 95.4% | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Malaysia | 95.4% | 2013 | ||
| 109 | Burma | 95.1% | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Kuwait | 95% | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Anguilla | 95% | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Philippines | 95% | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 95% | 2013 | |||
| 113 | Peru | 94.9% | 2013 | ||
| =114 | Paraguay | 94.8% | 2013 | ||
| =114 | Mexico | 94.8% | 2013 | ||
| =116 | The Bahamas | 94.7% | 2013 | ||
| =116 | Panama | 94.7% | 2013 | ||
| 118 | Dominica | 94% | 2013 | ||
| 119 | South Africa | 93.9% | 2013 | ||
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 93.6% | 2013 | ||
| 121 | Colombia | 93.5% | 2013 | ||
| 122 | Lebanon | 93.4% | 2013 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 93.17% | 2013 | |||
| 123 | Ecuador | 93.1% | 2013 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 93.05% | 2013 | |||
| 124 | Palau | 93% | 2013 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 92.77% | 2013 | |||
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 92.6% | 2013 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 92.53% | 2013 | |||
| 126 | Gabon | 92.3% | 2013 | ||
| 127 | Guyana | 92% | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 91.87% | 2013 | |||
| 128 | Seychelles | 91.4% | 2013 | ||
| 129 | Malta | 91.2% | 2013 | ||
| 130 | Mauritius | 91.1% | 2013 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 91.09% | 2013 | |||
| 131 | Federated States of Micronesia | 91% | 2013 | ||
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 90.8% | 2013 | ||
| 133 | Kenya | 90.6% | 2013 | ||
| 134 | Syria | 90.3% | 2013 | ||
| 135 | Oman | 90.2% | 2013 | ||
| 136 | Brazil | 90.1% | 2013 | ||
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 90% | 2013 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 89.87% | 2013 | |||
| =138 | Puerto Rico | 89.7% | 2013 | ||
| =138 | Cape Verde | 89.7% | 2013 | ||
| 140 | Congo, Republic of the | 89.6% | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Saint Lucia | 89.5% | 2013 | ||
| =141 | United Arab Emirates | 89.5% | 2013 | ||
| 143 | Iran | 89.3% | 2013 | ||
| 144 | Namibia | 89% | 2013 | ||
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 88.9% | 2013 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 88.6% | 2013 | |||
| 146 | Swaziland | 88.4% | 2013 | ||
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 87.8% | 2013 | ||
| 148 | Tunisia | 87.4% | 2013 | ||
| 149 | El Salvador | 87.1% | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 86.44% | 2013 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 86.11% | 2013 | |||
| 150 | Iraq | 86% | 2013 | ||
| 151 | Honduras | 85.3% | 2013 | ||
| 152 | Botswana | 84.6% | 2013 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 83.94% | 2013 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 83.52% | 2013 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 83.5% | 2013 | |||
| 153 | Lesotho | 83.3% | 2013 | ||
| 154 | Cambodia | 82.8% | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 82.65% | 2013 | |||
| =155 | Uganda | 82.6% | 2013 | ||
| =155 | Angola | 82.6% | 2013 | ||
| 157 | Laos | 82.5% | 2013 | ||
| =158 | Jamaica | 82.1% | 2013 | ||
| =158 | Yemen | 82.1% | 2013 | ||
| 160 | Egypt | 81.7% | 2013 | ||
| 161 | Algeria | 81.3% | 2013 | ||
| 162 | Guatemala | 81.2% | 2013 | ||
| 163 | Malawi | 81.1% | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 80.73% | 2013 | |||
| 164 | Sudan | 80.7% | 2013 | ||
| 165 | Comoros | 80.5% | 2013 | ||
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 80.3% | 2013 | ||
| 167 | Eritrea | 79.5% | 2013 | ||
| =168 | Ghana | 78.3% | 2013 | ||
| =168 | Cameroon | 78.3% | 2013 | ||
| 170 | Nicaragua | 78.1% | 2013 | ||
| 171 | Djibouti | 78% | 2013 | ||
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 76.9% | 2013 | ||
| 173 | Belize | 76.7% | 2013 | ||
| 174 | Morocco | 76.1% | 2013 | ||
| 175 | Tanzania | 75.5% | 2013 | ||
| 176 | India | 75.2% | 2013 | ||
| 177 | Rwanda | 74.8% | 2013 | ||
| 178 | Togo | 74.1% | 2013 | ||
| 179 | Burundi | 72.9% | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 72.15% | 2013 | |||
| 180 | Nigeria | 72.1% | 2013 | ||
| 181 | Zambia | 71.9% | 2013 | ||
| 182 | Nepal | 71.1% | 2013 | ||
| 183 | Mozambique | 70.8% | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 69.65% | 2013 | |||
| 184 | Central African Republic | 69.6% | 2013 | ||
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.9% | 2013 | ||
| 186 | Pakistan | 68.6% | 2013 | ||
| 187 | Madagascar | 67.4% | 2013 | ||
| 188 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.6% | 2013 | ||
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 65.4% | 2013 | ||
| 190 | Mauritania | 65.3% | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 65.13% | 2013 | |||
| 191 | Bhutan | 65% | 2013 | ||
| 192 | Liberia | 64.8% | 2013 | ||
| 193 | East Timor | 63.6% | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 62.78% | 2013 | |||
| 194 | Bangladesh | 62% | 2013 | ||
| 195 | Senegal | 61.8% | 2013 | ||
| 196 | The Gambia | 60.9% | 2013 | ||
| 197 | Benin | 55.2% | 2013 | ||
| 198 | Sierra Leone | 54.7% | 2013 | ||
| 199 | Haiti | 53.4% | 2013 | ||
| 200 | Guinea | 52% | 2013 | ||
| 201 | Wallis and Futuna | 50% | 2013 | ||
| 202 | Somalia | 49.7% | 2013 | ||
| 203 | Ethiopia | 49.1% | 2013 | ||
| 204 | Chad | 45.6% | 2013 | ||
| =205 | Afghanistan | 43.1% | 2013 | ||
| =205 | Mali | 43.1% | 2013 | ||
| 207 | Niger | 42.9% | 2013 | ||
| 208 | South Sudan | 40% | 2013 | ||
| 209 | Burkina Faso | 36.7% | 2013 |
