| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
187 | Ghana | 57.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.9% male: 66.4% female: 49.8% (2000 census) |
188 | Liberia | 57.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% (2003 est.) |
189 | Papua New Guinea | 57.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.3% male: 63.4% female: 50.9% (2000 census) |
190 | Comoros | 56.50 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 56.5% male: 63.6% female: 49.3% (2003 est.) |
191 | Haiti | 52.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52.9% male: 54.8% female: 51.2% (2003 est.) |
192 | Morocco | 52.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52.3% male: 65.7% female: 39.6% (2004 census) |
193 | Mauritania | 51.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.2% male: 59.5% female: 43.4% (2000 census) |
194 | Yemen | 50.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.) |
195 | Wallis and Futuna | 50.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.) |
196 | Pakistan | 49.90 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 49.9% male: 63% female: 36% (2005 est.) |
197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48.7% male: 60.8% female: 38.6% (2000 est.) |