| 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.) |
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