| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
154 | Honduras | 80.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 79.8%
female: 80.2% (2001 census) |
155 | Syria | 79.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.6%
male: 86%
female: 73.6% (2004 census) |
156 | Saudi Arabia | 78.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.) |
157 | United Arab Emirates | 77.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.) |
158 | Iran | 77.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: 70.4% (2002 est.) |
159 | Belize | 76.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 76.7%
female: 77.1% (2000 census) |
160 | Cape Verde | 76.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
161 | Tunisia | 74.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 census) |
162 | Iraq | 74.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.1%
male: 84.1%
female: 64.2% (2000 est.) |
163 | Vanuatu | 74.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA (1999 census) |
164 | Cambodia | 73.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1% (2004 est.) |
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