| Rank | Country | female | Literacy |
67 | American Samoa | 97.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.) |
68 | Montserrat | 97.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.) |
69 | Netherlands Antilles | 96.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.) |
70 | Korea, South | 96.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002) |
71 | Bahamas, The | 96.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.) |
72 | Maldives | 96.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.3%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.4% (2000 census) |
73 | Cyprus | 96.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2001 census) |
74 | Romania | 96.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census) |
75 | Northern Mariana Islands | 96.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.) |
76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.) |
77 | Israel | 95.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 98.5%
female: 95.9% (2004 est.) |
78 | Chile | 95.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: 95.6% (2002 census) |
79 | New Caledonia | 95.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: 95.5% (1996 census) |
80 | Costa Rica | 95.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.9%
male: 94.7%
female: 95.1% (2000 census) |
81 | Anguilla | 95.00 | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.) |
82 | San Marino | 95.00 | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% |
83 | Lesotho | 94.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: 94.5% (2003 est.) |
84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 99%
female: 94.4% (2000 est.) |
85 | Puerto Rico | 94.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.) |
86 | Greece | 94.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.8%
female: 94.2% (2001 census) |
87 | Macedonia | 94.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census) |
88 | Serbia | 94.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.4%
male: 98.9%
female: 94.1% (2003 census)
note: includes Montenegro |
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