| Rank | Country | total population | Literacy |
65 | British Virgin Islands | 97.80 |  definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA female: NA |
66 | Mongolia | 97.80 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census) |
67 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 97.80 |  definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97.8% male: NA female: NA (2003 est.) |
68 | Cyprus | 97.60 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.6% male: 98.9% female: 96.3% (2001 census) |
69 | Aruba | 97.30 | definition: NA total population: 97.3% male: 97.5% female: 97.1% (2000 census) |
70 | Romania | 97.30 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.3% male: 98.4% female: 96.3% (2002 census) |
71 | Argentina | 97.20 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.2% male: 97.2% female: 97.2% (2001 census) |
72 | Israel | 97.10 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 98.5% female: 95.9% (2004 est.) |
73 | American Samoa | 97.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.) |
74 | Montserrat | 97.00 | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.) |
75 | Northern Mariana Islands | 97.00 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 96% (1980 est.) |
76 | Saint Helena | 97.00 | definition: age 20 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1987 est.) |
77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.70 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99% female: 94.4% (2000 est.) |