| Rank | Country | female | Literacy |
46 | United States | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
47 | Uzbekistan | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
48 | Moldova | 98.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.7%
female: 98.6% (2005 est.) |
49 | Uruguay | 98.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.) |
50 | Albania | 98.30 | definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census) |
51 | Turkmenistan | 98.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.) |
52 | Azerbaijan | 98.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: 98.2% (1999 census) |
53 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 census) |
54 | Cayman Islands | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
55 | French Polynesia | 98.00 | definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.) |
56 | Italy | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.8%
female: 98% (2001 census) |
Home 
Fields
World Records
World Dictionary
Geographic Names
Fields History
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
Notes and Definitions
