| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
123 | Saint Lucia | 90.10 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.) |
124 | Burma | 89.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.4% (2006 est.) |
125 | Jordan | 89.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 84.7% (2003 est.) |
126 | Suriname | 89.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: 87.2% (2004 census) |
127 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 89.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.) |
128 | Qatar | 89.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004 census) |
129 | Malaysia | 88.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: 85.4% (2000 census) |
130 | Brazil | 88.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.6%
male: 88.4%
female: 88.8% (2004 est.) |
131 | Jamaica | 87.90 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.) |
132 | Lebanon | 87.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.) |
133 | Turkey | 87.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.) |
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