| Rank | Country | Literacy |
| Coral Sea Islands | void |
91 | 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.) |
55 | 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) |
| Curacao | void |
67 | 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.) |
93 | Dominica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (2003 est.) |
134 | Dominican Republic | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87% male: 86.8% female: 87.2% (2002 census) |
118 | Ecuador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census) |
166 | Egypt | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.4% male: 83% female: 59.4% (2005 est.) |