| Rank | Country | female | Literacy |
53 | Azerbaijan | 98.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: 98.2% (1999 census) |
54 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 census) |
55 | Cayman Islands | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
56 | French Polynesia | 98.00 | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.) |
57 | Italy | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.8%
female: 98% (2001 census) |
58 | Saint Helena | 98.00 | definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.) |
59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.) |
60 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
61 | Bulgaria | 97.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.7% (2001 census) |
62 | Mongolia | 97.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000 census) |
63 | Argentina | 97.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census) |
64 | Spain | 97.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.) |
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