| Rank | Country | Literacy |
136 | Bolivia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.7%
male: 93.1%
female: 80.7% (2001 census) |
76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 99%
female: 94.4% (2000 est.) |
150 | Botswana | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.2%
male: 80.4%
female: 81.8% (2003 est.) |
| Bouvet Island | void |
130 | Brazil | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.6%
male: 88.4%
female: 88.8% (2004 est.) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | void |
64 | British Virgin Islands | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: NA
female: NA (1991 est.) |
105 | Brunei | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census) |
54 | 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.) |
124 | Burma | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.4% (2006 est.) |
184 | Burundi | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.3%
male: 67.3%
female: 52.2% (2000 est.) |
164 | Cambodia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1% (2004 est.) |
173 | Cameroon | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 77%
female: 59.8% (2001 est.) |
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