| 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.) |