| Rank | Country | male | Literacy |
165 | Madagascar | 75.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68.9% male: 75.5% female: 62.5% (2003 est.) |
166 | Guatemala | 75.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.1% male: 75.4% female: 63.3% (2002 census) |
167 | Togo | 75.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 60.9% male: 75.4% female: 46.9% (2003 est.) |
168 | Lesotho | 74.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.8% male: 74.5% female: 94.5% (2003 est.) |
169 | Gabon | 73.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 63.2% male: 73.7% female: 53.3% (1995 est.) |
170 | India | 73.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61% male: 73.4% female: 47.8% (2001 census) |
171 | Liberia | 73.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% (2003 est.) |
172 | Sudan | 71.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.1% male: 71.8% female: 50.5% (2003 est.) |
173 | Yemen | 70.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.) |
174 | Eritrea | 69.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% male: 69.9% female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |
175 | Burundi | 67.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 59.3% male: 67.3% female: 52.2% (2000 est.) |