| Rank | Country | Literacy |
69 | Romania | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census) |
23 | Russia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2002 census) |
167 | Rwanda | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.) |
| Saint Barthelemy | void |
75 | Saint Helena | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.) |
66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.) |
123 | Saint Lucia | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.) |
| Saint Martin | void |
42 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.) |
83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.) |
14 | Samoa | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.) |
84 | San Marino | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% |
143 | Sao Tome and Principe | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.9%
male: 92.2%
female: 77.9% (2001 census) |
156 | Saudi Arabia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.) |
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