| 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.) |
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