| Rank | Country | male | Literacy |
45 | Ireland | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
46 | Japan | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2002) |
47 | Korea, North | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% |
48 | Monaco | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
49 | Netherlands | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
50 | New Zealand | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
51 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.) |
52 | Sweden | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
53 | Switzerland | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
54 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
55 | United Kingdom | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
56 | United States | 99.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
57 | Cyprus | 98.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2001 census) |
58 | Serbia | 98.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.4%
male: 98.9%
female: 94.1% (2003 census)
note: includes Montenegro |
59 | Italy | 98.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.8%
female: 98% (2001 census) |
60 | Tonga | 98.80 | definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 99% (1999 est.) |
61 | Bulgaria | 98.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.7% (2001 census) |
62 | Spain | 98.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.) |
63 | Israel | 98.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 98.5%
female: 95.9% (2004 est.) |
64 | Romania | 98.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census) |
65 | Macedonia | 98.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census) |
66 | American Samoa | 98.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.) |
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