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Literacy - total(%) 2014 Country Ranks, Alphabetical
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2014


This entry 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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Rank Country Value Date of Info
216
.
Afghanistan28.102000 est.
238
.
AkrotiriNANA
83
.
Albania96.802011 est.
172
.
Algeria72.602006 est.
80
.
American Samoa97.001980 est.
5
.
Andorra100.00NA
177
.
Angola70.402011 est.
103
.
Anguilla95.001984 est.
236
.
AntarcticaNANA
39
.
Antigua and Barbuda99.002011 est.
69
.
Argentina97.902011 est.
24
.
Armenia99.602011 est.
82
.
Aruba96.802010 est.
237
.
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsNANA
38
.
Australia99.002003 est.
63
.
Austria98.00NA
12
.
Azerbaijan99.802010 census
94
.
Bahamas, The95.602003 est.
106
.
Bahrain94.602010 est.
195
.
Bangladesh57.702011 est.
21
.
Barbados99.702002 est.
25
.
Belarus99.602009 est.
51
.
Belgium99.002003 est.
164
.
Belize76.902000 census
208
.
Benin42.402010 census
67
.
Bermuda98.002005 est.
202
.
Bhutan52.802005 est.
131
.
Bolivia91.202009 est.
66
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina98.002011 est.
151
.
Botswana85.102011 est.
255
.
Bouvet IslandNANA
132
.
Brazil90.402010 est.
256
.
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNANA
71
.
British Virgin Islands97.801991 est.
98
.
Brunei95.402011 est.
60
.
Bulgaria98.402011 est.
215
.
Burkina Faso28.702007 est.
123
.
Burma92.702011 est.
182
.
Burundi67.202010 est.
153
.
Cabo Verde84.902011 est.
168
.
Cambodia73.902009 est.
175
.
Cameroon71.302010 est.
41
.
Canada99.002003 est.
52
.
Cayman Islands98.902007 est.
198
.
Central African Republic56.602011 est.
212
.
Chad35.402011 est.
57
.
Chile98.602009 est.
101
.
China95.102010 est.
242
.
Christmas IslandNANA
241
.
Clipperton IslandNANA
243
.
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNANA
115
.
Colombia93.602011 est.
166
.
Comoros75.502011 est.
184
.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the66.802010 est.
157
.
Congo, Republic of the83.802003 est.
104
.
Cook Islands95.00NA
245
.
Coral Sea IslandsNANA
85
.
Costa Rica96.302011 est.
197
.
Cote d'Ivoire56.902011 est.
53
.
Croatia98.902011 est.
10
.
Cuba99.802011 est.
246
.
CuracaoNANA
56
.
Cyprus98.702011 est.
42
.
Czech Republic99.002011 est.
43
.
Denmark99.002003 est.
244
.
DhekeliaNANA
180
.
Djibouti67.902003 est.
110
.
Dominica94.002003 est.
135
.
Dominican Republic90.102011 est.
129
.
Ecuador91.602011 est.
169
.
Egypt73.902012 est.
154
.
El Salvador84.502010 est.
107
.
Equatorial Guinea94.202011 est.
179
.
Eritrea68.902011 est.
11
.
Estonia99.802011 est.
210
.
Ethiopia39.002007 est.
249
.
European UnionNANA
248
.
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NANA
247
.
Faroe IslandsNANA
114
.
Fiji93.702003 est.
6
.
Finland100.002000 est.
44
.
France99.002003 est.
65
.
French Polynesia98.001977 est.
250
.
French Southern and Antarctic LandsNANA
142
.
Gabon89.002011 est.
203
.
Gambia, The51.102011 est.
100
.
Gaza Strip95.302011 est.
20
.
Georgia99.702011 est.
46
.
Germany99.002003 est.
174
.
Ghana71.502010 est.
160
.
Gibraltar80.00NA
76
.
Greece97.302011 est.
7
.
Greenland100.002001 est.
90
.
Grenada96.002003 est.
45
.
Guam99.001990 est.
165
.
Guatemala75.902011 est.
251
.
GuernseyNANA
209
.
Guinea41.002010 est.
200
.
Guinea-Bissau55.302011 est.
128
.
Guyana91.802002 Census
206
.
Haiti48.702006 est.
254
.
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsNANA
8
.
Holy See (Vatican City)100.00NA
150
.
Honduras85.102011 est.
118
.
Hong Kong93.502002
49
.
Hungary99.002011 est.
48
.
Iceland99.002003 est.
187
.
India62.802006 est.
122
.
Indonesia92.802011 est.
152
.
Iran85.002008 est.
162
.
Iraq78.502011 est.
50
.
Ireland99.002003 est.
253
.
Isle of ManNANA
77
.
Israel97.102004 est.
47
.
Italy99.002011 est.
148
.
Jamaica87.002011 est.
252
.
Jan MayenNANA
33
.
Japan99.002002
229
.
JerseyNANA
92
.
Jordan95.902011 est.
16
.
Kazakhstan99.702009 est.
146
.
Kenya87.402010 est.
230
.
KiribatiNANA
2
.
Korea, North100.002008 est.
68
.
Korea, South97.902002
126
.
Kosovo91.902007 Census
111
.
Kuwait93.902008 est.
27
.
Kyrgyzstan99.202009 est.
171
.
Laos72.702005 est.
9
.
Latvia99.802011 est.
137
.
Lebanon89.602007 est.
138
.
Lesotho89.602010 est.
191
.
Liberia60.802010 est.
140
.
Libya89.502011 est.
1
.
Liechtenstein100.00NA
17
.
Lithuania99.702011 est.
3
.
Luxembourg100.002000 est.
93
.
Macau95.602011 est.
74
.
Macedonia97.402011 est.
186
.
Madagascar64.502009 est.
167
.
Malawi74.802010 est.
120
.
Malaysia93.102010 est.
59
.
Maldives98.402006 est.
213
.
Mali33.402011 est.
124
.
Malta92.402005 est.
113
.
Marshall Islands93.701999
193
.
Mauritania58.602011 est.
143
.
Mauritius88.802011 est.
117
.
Mexico93.502011 est.
141
.
Micronesia, Federated States of89.001980 est.
37
.
Moldova99.002011 est.
35
.
Monaco99.002003 est.
75
.
Mongolia97.402011 est.
58
.
Montenegro98.502011 est.
78
.
Montserrat97.001970 est.
183
.
Morocco67.102011 est.
199
.
Mozambique56.102010 est.
144
.
Namibia88.802010 est.
232
.
NauruNANA
233 Navassa IslandNANA
196
.
Nepal57.402011 est.
34
.
Netherlands99.002003 est.
86
.
New Caledonia96.201996 census
36
.
New Zealand99.002003 est.
163
.
Nicaragua78.002005 est.
214
.
Niger28.702005 est.
190
.
Nigeria61.302010 est.
102
.
Niue95.00NA
231
.
Norfolk IslandNANA
79
.
Northern Mariana Islands97.001980 est.
4
.
Norway100.00NA
149
.
Oman86.902010 est.
201
.
Pakistan54.902009 est.
125
.
Palau92.001980 est.
109
.
Panama94.102010 est.
188
.
Papua New Guinea62.402011 est.
234
.
Paracel IslandsNANA
112
.
Paraguay93.902010 est.
139
.
Peru89.602007 est.
97
.
Philippines95.402008 est.
235
.
Pitcairn IslandsNANA
18
.
Poland99.702011 est.
96
.
Portugal95.402011 est.
133
.
Puerto Rico90.302011 est.
84
.
Qatar96.302010 est.
73
.
Romania97.702011 est.
19
.
Russia99.702010 est.
176
.
Rwanda71.102010 est.
240
.
Saint BarthelemyNANA
81
.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha97.001987 est.
70
.
Saint Kitts and Nevis97.802003 est.
134
.
Saint Lucia90.102001 est.
239
.
Saint MartinNANA
40
.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon99.001982 est.
89
.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines96.001970 est.
55
.
Samoa98.802003 est.
88
.
San Marino96.00NA
178
.
Sao Tome and Principe69.502008 est.
147
.
Saudi Arabia87.202011 est.
205
.
Senegal49.702009 est.
64
.
Serbia98.002011 est.
127
.
Seychelles91.802011 est.
207
.
Sierra Leone43.302011 est.
91
.
Singapore95.902010 est.
220
.
Sint MaartenNANA
22
.
Slovakia99.602004
13
.
Slovenia99.702011 est.
155
.
Solomon Islands84.10NA
211
.
Somalia37.802001 est.
121
.
South Africa93.002011 est.
222
.
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsNANA
217
.
South Sudan27.002009
72
.
Spain97.702010 est.
219
.
Spratly IslandsNANA
130
.
Sri Lanka91.202010 census
173
.
Sudan71.902011 est.
105
.
Suriname94.702010 est.
221
.
SvalbardNANA
145
.
Swaziland87.802011 est.
29
.
Sweden99.002003 est.
30
.
Switzerland99.002003 est.
156
.
Syria84.102011 est.
87
.
Taiwan96.102003
14
.
Tajikistan99.702011 est.
181
.
Tanzania67.802010 est.
116
.
Thailand93.502005 est.
194
.
Timor-Leste58.302010 est.
192
.
Togo60.402011 est.
223
.
TokelauNANA
28
.
Tonga99.002006 est.
54
.
Trinidad and Tobago98.802011 est.
161
.
Tunisia79.102010 est.
108
.
Turkey94.102011 est.
23
.
Turkmenistan99.602011 est.
62
.
Turks and Caicos Islands98.001970 est.
226
.
TuvaluNANA
170
.
Uganda73.202010 est.
15
.
Ukraine99.702011 est.
136
.
United Arab Emirates90.002005 est.
32
.
United Kingdom99.002003 est.
31
.
United States99.002003 est.
225
.
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesNANA
61
.
Uruguay98.102010 est.
26
.
Uzbekistan99.402011 est.
159
.
Vanuatu83.202011 est.
95
.
Venezuela95.502009 est.
119
.
Vietnam93.402011 est.
228
.
Virgin IslandsNANA
227
.
Wake IslandNANA
204
.
Wallis and Futuna50.001969 est.
99
.
West Bank95.302011 est.
224
.
Western SaharaNANA
218
.
WorldNANA
185
.
Yemen65.302011 est.
189
.
Zambia61.402007 est.
158
.
Zimbabwe83.602011 est.


NOTE: The information regarding Literacy - total(%) 2014 on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2014. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of Literacy - total(%) 2014 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Literacy - total(%) 2014 should be addressed to the CIA.



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