| Rank | Country | male | Literacy |
89 | Portugal | 95.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.) |
90 | Macau | 95.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census) |
91 | Turkey | 95.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.) |
92 | Brunei | 95.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census) |
93 | China | 95.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 86.5% (2000 census) |
94 | Jordan | 95.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 84.7% (2003 est.) |
95 | Anguilla | 95.00 | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.) |
96 | Paraguay | 94.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.) |
97 | Thailand | 94.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2000 census) |
98 | Bahamas, The | 94.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.) |
99 | Costa Rica | 94.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.9%
male: 94.7%
female: 95.1% (2000 census) |
100 | Kuwait | 94.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: 91% (2005 census) |
101 | Zimbabwe | 94.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.) |
102 | Dominica | 94.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.) |
103 | Indonesia | 94.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 94%
female: 86.8% (2004 est.) |
104 | Burma | 93.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.4% (2006 est.) |
105 | Puerto Rico | 93.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.) |
106 | Vietnam | 93.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.9% (2002 est.) |
107 | Marshall Islands | 93.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999) |
108 | Peru | 93.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.7%
male: 93.5%
female: 82.1% (2004 est.) |
109 | Equatorial Guinea | 93.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 93.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.) |
110 | Venezuela | 93.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: 92.7% (2001 census) |
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