| Rank | Country | Literacy |
91 | Cook Islands | definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA% |
| Coral Sea Islands | void |
94 | Costa Rica | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.9%
male: 94.7%
female: 95.1% (2000 census) |
197 | Cote d'Ivoire | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 60.8%
female: 38.6% (2000 est.) |
56 | Croatia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.3%
female: 97.1% (2001 census) |
9 | Cuba | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2002 census) |
68 | Cyprus | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2001 census) |
30 | Czech Republic | definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
31 | Denmark | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| Dhekelia | void |
174 | Djibouti | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.) |
96 | Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.) |
135 | Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census) |
116 | Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census) |
165 | Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.) |
152 | El Salvador | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.) |
136 | Equatorial Guinea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 93.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.) |
185 | Eritrea | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |
10 | Estonia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2000 census) |
204 | Ethiopia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.) |
| European Union | void |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA |
| Faroe Islands | NA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper |
98 | Fiji | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.) |
2 | Finland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.) |
32 | France | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
60 | French Polynesia | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | void |
179 | Gabon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.) |
206 | Gambia, The | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.) |
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