| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
134 | Dominican Republic | 87.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87% male: 86.8% female: 87.2% (2002 census) |
135 | Equatorial Guinea | 87.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87% male: 93.4% female: 80.5% (2000 est.) |
136 | Bolivia | 86.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.7% male: 93.1% female: 80.7% (2001 census) |
137 | Bahrain | 86.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census) |
138 | South Africa | 86.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.4% male: 87% female: 85.7% (2003 est.) |
139 | Mexico | 86.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.1% male: 86.9% female: 85.3% (2005 Census) |
140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85.80 | definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 85.8% male: NA female: NA (2003 est.) |
141 | Kenya | 85.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.1% male: 90.6% female: 79.7% (2003 est.) |
142 | Namibia | 85.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 86.8% female: 83.5% (2001 census) |
143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 84.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.9% male: 92.2% female: 77.9% (2001 census) |
144 | Lesotho | 84.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.8% male: 74.5% female: 94.5% (2003 est.) |