| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
165 | Laos | 73.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 73% male: 83% female: 63% (2005 Census) |
166 | Egypt | 71.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.4% male: 83% female: 59.4% (2005 est.) |
167 | Rwanda | 70.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.4% male: 76.3% female: 64.7% (2003 est.) |
168 | Algeria | 69.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.9% male: 79.6% female: 60.1% (2002 est.) |
169 | Tanzania | 69.40 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic total population: 69.4% male: 77.5% female: 62.2% (2002 census) |
170 | Guatemala | 69.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.1% male: 75.4% female: 63.3% (2002 census) |
171 | Madagascar | 68.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68.9% male: 75.5% female: 62.5% (2003 est.) |
172 | Nigeria | 68.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68% male: 75.7% female: 60.6% (2003 est.) |
173 | Cameroon | 67.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.9% male: 77% female: 59.8% (2001 est.) |
174 | Djibouti | 67.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.9% male: 78% female: 58.4% (2003 est.) |
175 | Nicaragua | 67.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.5% male: 67.2% female: 67.8% (2003 est.) |