| Rank | Country | Literacy |
151 | El Salvador | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.1% male: 82.8% female: 79.6% (2007 census) |
135 | 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 |
97 | 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.) |
59 | 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.) |