| Rank | Country | Literacy |
155 | Honduras | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 80% male: 79.8% female: 80.2% (2001 census) |
100 | Hong Kong | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 93.5% male: 96.9% female: 89.6% (2002) |
22 | Hungary | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.5% female: 99.3% (2003 est.) |
35 | Iceland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
183 | India | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61% male: 73.4% female: 47.8% (2001 census) |
| Indian Ocean | void |
123 | Indonesia | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.4% male: 94% female: 86.8% (2004 est.) |
159 | Iran | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 77% male: 83.5% female: 70.4% (2002 est.) |
163 | Iraq | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.1% male: 84.1% female: 64.2% (2000 est.) |
36 | Ireland | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| Isle of Man | NA |
72 | Israel | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 98.5% female: 95.9% (2004 est.) |
54 | Italy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census) |
133 | Jamaica | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 87.9% male: 84.1% female: 91.6% (2003 est.) |
| Jan Mayen | void |
37 | Japan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2002) |
| Jersey | NA |
127 | Jordan | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.9% male: 95.1% female: 84.7% (2003 est.) |