| Table 4a. Literacy,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
| Last update: December 2012,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
| Country or area,Year,,Adult (15+) literacy rate,,,,,, Youth (15-24) literacy rate,,,, |
| ,,,Total,,Men,,Women,,Total,, Men,,Women |
| Albania,2008,,96,,97,,95,,99,,99,,99 |
| Algeria,2006,,73,,81,,64,,92,,94,,89 |
| Angola,2010,*,70,,83,,58,,73,,80,,66 |
| Antigua and Barbuda,2010,*,99,,98,,99,,…,,…,,… |
| Argentina,2010,*,98,,98,,98,,99,,99,,99 |
| Armenia,2010,*,100,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Aruba,2010,,97,,97,,97,,99,,99,,99 |
| Azerbaijan,2009,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Bahrain,2010,*,92,,93,,90,,100,,100,,100 |
| Bangladesh,2010,*,57,,61,,52,,77,,75,,78 |
| Belarus,2009,,100,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Benin,2010,*,42,,55,,30,,55,,66,,45 |
| Bhutan,2005,,53,,65,,39,,74,,80,,68 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of),2009,,91,,96,,87,,99,,100,,99 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina,2010,*,98,,99,,96,,100,,100,,100 |
| Botswana,2010,*,84,,84,,85,,95,,94,,97 |
| Brazil,2009,,90,,90,,90,,98,,97,,99 |
| Brunei Darussalam,2010,*,95,,97,,94,,100,,100,,100 |
| Bulgaria,2011,,98,,99,,98,,98,,98,,98 |
| Burkina Faso,2007,,29,,37,,22,,39,,47,,33 |
| Burundi,2010,*,67,,73,,62,,78,,78,,78 |
| Cambodia,2009,,74,,83,,66,,87,,88,,86 |
| Cameroon,2007,,71,,79,,63,,83,,89,,77 |
| Cape Verde,2010,*,84,,89,,79,,98,,97,,99 |
| Cayman Islands,2007,,99,,99,,99,,99,,99,,99 |
| Central African Republic,2010,*,56,,69,,43,,65,,72,,58 |
| Chad,2010,*,34,,45,,24,,47,,53,,41 |
| Chile,2009,,99,,99,,98,,99,,99,,99 |
| China,2010,*,94,,97,,91,,99,,99,,99 |
| "China, Macao Special Administrative Region",2006,,93,,96,,91,,100,,100,,100 |
| Colombia,2010,,93,,93,,93,,98,,98,,99 |
| Comoros,2010,*,75,,80,,70,,86,,86,,85 |
| Congo,2005,,…,,…,,…,,80,,87,,78 |
| Costa Rica,2010,*,96,,96,,96,,98,,98,,99 |
| Côte d'Ivoire,2010,*,56,,65,,47,,67,,72,,62 |
| Croatia,2010,*,99,,99,,98,,100,,100,,100 |
| Cuba,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Cyprus,2010,*,98,,99,,97,,100,,100,,100 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea,2008,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo,2010,*,67,,77,,57,,65,,68,,62 |
| Dominican Republic,2010,,90,,89,,90,,97,,96,,98 |
| Ecuador,2010,,92,,93,,90,,99,,98,,99 |
| Egypt,2010,,72,,80,,64,,88,,91,,84 |
| El Salvador,2010,,84,,87,,82,,96,,96,,96 |
| Equatorial Guinea,2010,*,94,,97,,91,,98,,98,,98 |
| Eritrea,2010,*,68,,79,,58,,89,,92,,87 |
| Estonia,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Ethiopia,2007,,39,,49,,29,,55,,63,,47 |
| Gabon,2010,*,88,,92,,85,,98,,99,,97 |
| Gambia,2010,*,50,,60,,40,,67,,72,,62 |
| Georgia,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Ghana,2010,*,67,,73,,61,,81,,82,,80 |
| Greece,2010,*,97,,98,,96,,99,,99,,99 |
| Guatemala,2010,*,75,,81,,70,,87,,89,,85 |
| Guinea,2010,*,41,,52,,30,,63,,70,,57 |
| Guinea-Bissau,2010,*,54,,68,,41,,72,,79,,65 |
| Haiti,2006,,49,*,53,*,45,*,72,,74,,70 |
| Honduras,2010,,85,,85,,85,,95,,94,,96 |
| Hungary,2010,*,99,,99,,99,,99,,99,,99 |
| India,2006,,63,,75,,51,,81,,88,,74 |
| Indonesia,2009,,93,,96,,90,,99,,100,,99 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of),2008,,85,,89,,81,,99,,99,,99 |
| Iraq,2010,*,78,,86,,71,,83,,85,,81 |
| Italy,2010,*,99,,99,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Jamaica,2010,*,87,,82,,91,,95,,93,,98 |
| Jordan,2010,,93,,96,,89,,99,,99,,99 |
| Kazakhstan,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Kenya,2010,*,87,,91,,84,,93,,92,,94 |
| Kuwait,2008,,94,,95,,92,,99,,99,,99 |
| Kyrgyzstan,2009,,99,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic,2005,,73,,82,,63,,84,,89,,79 |
| Latvia,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Lebanon,2007,,90,,93,,86,,99,,98,,99 |
| Lesotho,2010,*,90,,83,,96,,92,,86,,98 |
| Liberia,2010,*,61,,65,,57,,77,,71,,82 |
| Libya,2010,*,89,,96,,83,,100,,100,,100 |
| Lithuania,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Madagascar,2009,*,64,,67,,62,,65,,66,,64 |
| Malawi,2010,*,75,,81,,68,,87,,87,,87 |
| Malaysia,2010,,93,,95,,91,,98,,98,,98 |
| Maldives,2006,,98,,98,,98,,99,,99,,99 |
| Mali,2010,,31,,43,,20,,44,,56,,34 |
| Malta,2005,,92,,91,,94,,98,,97,,99 |
| Mauritania,2010,*,58,,65,,51,,68,,71,,65 |
| Mauritius,2010,*,89,,91,,86,,97,,96,,98 |
| Mexico,2010,,93,,94,,92,,98,,98,,98 |
| Mongolia,2010,*,97,,97,,98,,96,,94,,97 |
| Montenegro,2010,*,98,,99,,97,,99,,99,,99 |
| Morocco,2009,,56,,69,,44,,79,,87,,72 |
| Mozambique,2010,*,56,,71,,43,,72,,79,,65 |
| Myanmar,2010,*,92,,95,,90,,96,,96,,96 |
| Namibia,2010,*,89,,89,,88,,93,,91,,95 |
| Nepal,2010,*,60,,73,,48,,83,,88,,78 |
| Netherlands Antilles,2010,*,96,,96,,96,,98,,98,,98 |
| Nicaragua,2005,,78,,78,,78,,87,,85,,89 |
| Niger,2005,,29,,43,,15,,37,,52,,23 |
| Nigeria,2010,*,61,,72,,50,,72,,78,,66 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory,2010,,95,,98,,92,,99,,99,,99 |
| Oman,2008,,87,,90,,81,,98,,98,,98 |
| Pakistan,2009,,55,,69,,40,,71,,79,,61 |
| Panama,2010,,94,,95,,93,,98,,98,,97 |
| Papua New Guinea,2010,*,61,,64,,57,,68,,65,,72 |
| Paraguay,2010,,94,,95,,93,,99,,99,,99 |
| Peru,2007,,90,,95,,85,,97,,98,,97 |
| Philippines,2008,,95,,95,,96,,98,,97,,98 |
| Poland,2010,*,100,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Portugal,2010,*,95,,97,,94,,100,,100,,100 |
| Puerto Rico,2010,*,90,,90,,91,,87,,86,,87 |
| Qatar,2010,,96,,97,,95,,97,,96,,98 |
| Republic of Moldova,2010,*,99,,99,,98,,99,,99,,100 |
| Romania,2010,*,98,,98,,97,,97,,97,,97 |
| Russian Federation,2010,*,100,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Rwanda,2010,*,71,,75,,68,,77,,77,,78 |
| Samoa,2010,*,99,,99,,99,,99,,99,,100 |
| Sao Tome and Principe,2010,*,89,,94,,85,,95,,95,,96 |
| Saudi Arabia,2010,*,87,,90,,81,,98,,99,,97 |
| Senegal,2009,,50,,62,,39,,65,,74,,56 |
| Serbia,2010,*,98,,99,,97,,99,,99,,99 |
| Seychelles,2010,*,92,,91,,92,,99,,99,,99 |
| Sierra Leone,2010,*,42,,54,,31,,59,,69,,50 |
| Singapore,2010,,96,,98,,94,,100,,100,,100 |
| Slovenia,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Solomon Islands,1999,,77,,84,,69,,85,,90,,80 |
| South Africa,2007,,89,,91,,87,,98,,97,,98 |
| Spain,2010,,98,,99,,97,,100,,100,,100 |
| Sri Lanka,2010,,91,,93,,90,,98,,98,,99 |
| Sudan (pre-secession),2010,*,71,,80,,62,,87,,90,,84 |
| Suriname,2010,,95,,95,,94,,98,,98,,99 |
| Swaziland,2010,*,87,,88,,87,,94,,92,,95 |
| Syrian Arab Republic,2010,*,83,,90,,77,,95,,96,,94 |
| Tajikistan,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| Thailand,2005,,94,,96,,92,,98,,98,,98 |
| TFYR of Macedonia,2010,*,97,,99,,96,,99,,99,,99 |
| Timor-Leste,2010,,58,,64,,53,,80,,80,,79 |
| Togo,2009,,57,,71,,44,,82,,88,,75 |
| Tonga,2006,,99,,99,,99,,99,,99,,100 |
| Trinidad and Tobago,2010,*,99,,99,,98,,100,,100,,100 |
| Tunisia,2008,,78,,86,,71,,97,,98,,96 |
| Turkey,2009,,91,,96,,85,,98,,99,,97 |
| Turkmenistan,2010,*,100,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Uganda,2010,,73,,83,,65,,87,,90,,85 |
| Ukraine,2010,*,100,,100,,100,,100,,100,,100 |
| United Arab Emirates,2005,,90,,89,,91,,95,,94,,97 |
| United Republic of Tanzania,2010,*,73,,79,,67,,77,,78,,76 |
| Uruguay,2010,,98,,98,,98,,99,,98,,99 |
| Uzbekistan,2010,*,99,,100,,99,,100,,100,,100 |
| Vanuatu,2010,*,83,,84,,81,,94,,94,,94 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),2009,,96,,96,,95,,99,,98,,99 |
| Viet Nam,2010,*,93,,95,,91,,97,,97,,96 |
| Yemen,2010,*,64,,81,,47,,85,,96,,74 |
| Zambia,2010,*,71,,81,,62,,74,,82,,67 |
| Zimbabwe,2010,*,92,,95,,90,,99,,98,,100 |