| Rank | Country | female | Literacy |
89 | Dominica | 94.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.) |
90 | Marshall Islands | 93.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999) |
91 | Malta | 93.60 | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.) |
92 | Paraguay | 93.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.) |
93 | Colombia | 92.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92.9%
female: 92.7% (2004 est.) |
94 | Philippines | 92.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2000 census) |
95 | Venezuela | 92.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: 92.7% (2001 census) |
96 | Seychelles | 92.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2002 census) |
97 | Fiji | 91.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.) |
98 | Jamaica | 91.60 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.) |
99 | Portugal | 91.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.) |
100 | Panama | 91.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census) |
101 | Kuwait | 91.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: 91% (2005 census) |
102 | Saint Lucia | 90.60 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.) |
103 | Thailand | 90.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2000 census) |
104 | Brunei | 90.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census) |
105 | Palau | 90.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.) |
106 | Ecuador | 89.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census) |
107 | Hong Kong | 89.60 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002) |
108 | Mexico | 89.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: 89.6% (2004 est.) |
109 | Sri Lanka | 89.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.7%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.1% (2001 census) |
110 | Brazil | 88.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.6%
male: 88.4%
female: 88.8% (2004 est.) |
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