| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 60.8%
female: 38.6% (2000 est.) |
198 | Central African Republic | 48.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 64.8%
female: 33.5% (2000 est.) |
199 | Nepal | 48.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census) |
200 | Mozambique | 47.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.) |
201 | Bhutan | 47.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.) |
202 | Mali | 46.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.) |
203 | Bangladesh | 43.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.) |
204 | Ethiopia | 42.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.) |
205 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.) |
206 | Gambia, The | 40.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.) |
207 | Senegal | 39.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: 29.2% (2002 est.) |
208 | Somalia | 37.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.) |
209 | Sierra Leone | 35.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 35.1%
male: 46.9%
female: 24.4% (2004 est.) |
210 | Benin | 34.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 34.7%
male: 47.9%
female: 23.3% (2002 census) |
211 | Guinea | 29.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 29.5%
male: 42.6%
female: 18.1% (2003 est.) |
212 | Niger | 28.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.) |
213 | Afghanistan | 28.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.) |
214 | Chad | 25.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 25.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 12.8% (2000 est.) |
215 | Burkina Faso | 21.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 21.8%
male: 29.4%
female: 15.2% (2003 est.) |
| Akrotiri | | void |
| Antarctica | | void |
| Arctic Ocean | | void |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | | void |
| Atlantic Ocean | | void |
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