| Rank | Country | Literacy |
65 | British Virgin Islands | 
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA
female: NA |
106 | Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census) |
55 | Bulgaria | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.7% (2001 census) |
216 | Burkina Faso | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 21.8%
male: 29.4%
female: 15.2% (2003 est.) |
126 | Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.4% (2006 est.) |
185 | Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.3%
male: 67.3%
female: 52.2% (2000 est.) |
165 | Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1% (2004 est.) |
174 | Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 77%
female: 59.8% (2001 est.) |
29 | Canada | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
161 | Cape Verde | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
59 | Cayman Islands | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
199 | Central African Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 64.8%
female: 33.5% (2000 est.) |
215 | Chad | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 25.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 12.8% (2000 est.) |
88 | Chile | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: 95.6% (2002 census) |
119 | China | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 86.5% (2000 census) |
| Christmas Island | NA |
| Clipperton Island | void |
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