| Rank | Country | Literacy |
| Montenegro | void |
74 | Montserrat | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.) |
193 | Morocco | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52.3% male: 65.7% female: 39.6% (2004 census) |
202 | Mozambique | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47.8% male: 63.5% female: 32.7% (2003 est.) |
143 | Namibia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 86.8% female: 83.5% (2001 census) |
| Nauru | NA |
| Navassa Island | void |
200 | Nepal | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48.6% male: 62.7% female: 34.9% (2001 census) |
40 | Netherlands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
78 | Netherlands Antilles | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 96.7% female: 96.8% (2003 est.) |
81 | New Caledonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 96.8% female: 95.5% (1996 census) |
41 | New Zealand | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
176 | Nicaragua | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.5% male: 67.2% female: 67.8% (2003 est.) |
213 | Niger | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 28.7% male: 42.9% female: 15.1% (2005 est.) |
173 | Nigeria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68% male: 75.7% female: 60.6% (2003 est.) |
92 | Niue | definition: NA total population: 95% male: NA female: NA |
| Norfolk Island | NA |
75 | Northern Mariana Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 96% (1980 est.) |