The CIA World Factbook Edition 2001 People

Literacy In 36 editions of 36.

Literacy was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2001 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2001 edition
228
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Literacy” (1990 to 2025).

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Africa

57 entries

Algeria

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.6% male: 73.9% female: 49% (1995 est.)

Angola

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42% male: 56% female: 28% (1998 est.)

Benin

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 37.5% male: 52.2% female: 23.6% (2000)

Botswana

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.8% male: 80.5% female: 59.9% (1995 est.)

Burkina Faso

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 19.2% male: 29.5% female: 9.2% (1995 est.)

Burundi

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 35.3% male: 49.3% female: 22.5% (1995 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.6% male: 81.4% female: 63.8% (1995 est.)

Cameroon

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 63.4% male: 75% female: 52.1% (1995 est.)

Central African Republic

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 60% male: 68.5% female: 52.4% (1995 est.)

Chad

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic total population: 48.1% male: 62.1% female: 34.7% (1995 est.)

Comoros

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.3% male: 64.2% female: 50.4% (1995 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba total population: 77.3% male: 86.6% female: 67.7% (1995 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.9% male: 83.1% female: 67.2% (1995 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48.5% male: 57% female: 40%

Djibouti

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.2% male: 60.3% female: 32.7% (1995 est.)

Egypt

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.4% male: 63.6% female: 38.8% (1995 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.5% male: 89.6% female: 68.1% (1995 est.)

Eritrea

definition:
NA total population: 25% male: NA% female: NA%

Swaziland now Eswatini

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.7% male: 78% female: 75.6% (1995 est.)

Ethiopia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 35.5% male: 45.5% female: 25.3% (1995 est.)

Gabon

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 63.2% male: 73.7% female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47.5% male: 58.4% female: 37.1% (2001 est.)

Ghana

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 64.5% male: 75.9% female: 53.5% (1995 est.)

Guinea

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 35.9% male: 49.9% female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53.9% male: 67.1% female: 40.7% (1997 est.)

Kenya

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.1% male: 86.3% female: 70% (1995 est.)

Lesotho

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 72% female: 93% (1999 est.)

Liberia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38.3% male: 53.9% female: 22.4% (1995 est.) note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system

Libya

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.2% male: 87.9% female: 63% (1995 est.)

Madagascar

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 80% male: 88% female: 73% (1990 est.)

Malawi

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58% male: 72.8% female: 43.4% (1999 est.)

Mali

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 31% male: 39.4% female: 23.1% (1995 est.)

Mauritania

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.7% male: 53.4% female: 40% (1998 est.)

Mauritius

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male: 87.1% female: 78.8% (1995 est.)

Mayotte

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Morocco

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43.7% male: 56.6% female: 31% (1995 est.)

Mozambique

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.3% male: 58.4% female: 27% (1998 est.)

Namibia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38% male: 45% female: 31% (1960 est.)

Niger

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 13.6% male: 20.9% female: 6.6% (1995 est.)

Nigeria

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.1% male: 67.3% female: 47.3% (1995 est.)

Reunion

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79% male: 76% female: 80% (1982 est.)

Rwanda

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48% male: 52% female: 45% (1995 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

definition:
age 20 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1987 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 73% male: 85% female: 62% (1991 est.)

Senegal

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 33.1% male: 43% female: 23.2% (1995 est.)

Seychelles

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58% male: 56% female: 60% (1971 est.)

Sierra Leone

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)

Somalia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 24% male: 36% female: 14% (1990 est.)

South Africa

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.8% male: 81.9% female: 81.7% (1995 est.)

Sudan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.1% male: 57.7% female: 34.6% (1995 est.)

Tanzania

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic total population: 67.8% male: 79.4% female: 56.8% (1995 est.)

Togo

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.7% male: 67% female: 37% (1995 est.)

Tunisia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 66.7% male: 78.6% female: 54.6% (1995 est.)

Uganda

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.8% male: 73.7% female: 50.2% (1995 est.)

Western Sahara

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Zambia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 78.2% male: 85.6% female: 71.3% (1995 est.)

Zimbabwe

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 85% male: 90% female: 80% (1995 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper

Iceland

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.9% (1997 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 31.5% male: 47.2% female: 15% (1999 est.)

Armenia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 98% (1989 est.)

Azerbaijan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)

Bangladesh

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 56% male: 63% female: 49% (2000 est.)

Bhutan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.2% male: 56.2% female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

China

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.5% male: 89.9% female: 72.7% (1995 est.)

Georgia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1989 est.)

India

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52% male: 65.5% female: 37.7% (1995 est.)

Japan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1970 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Kazakhstan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99.3% female: 96.7% (1995 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)

Maldives

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.2% male: 93.3% female: 93% (1995 est.)

Mongolia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000)

Nepal

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 27.5% male: 40.9% female: 14% (1995 est.)

Pakistan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.7% male: 55.3% female: 29% (1998)

Russia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 100% female: 97% (1989 est.)

Sri Lanka

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)

Tajikistan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)

Turkmenistan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)

Uzbekistan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (yearend 1996)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

definition:
age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

definition:
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1960 est.)

Aruba

definition:
NA total population: 97% male: NA% female: NA%

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.2% male: 98.5% female: 98% (1995 est.)

Barbados

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97.4% male: 98% female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Belize

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.3% male: 70.3% female: 70.3% (1991 est.) note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%

British Virgin Islands

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Cayman Islands

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Costa Rica

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.8% male: 94.7% female: 95% (1995 est.)

Cuba

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 96.2% female: 95.3% (1995 est.)

Dominica

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (1970 est.)

Dominican Republic

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.1% male: 82% female: 82.2% (1995 est.)

El Salvador

definition:
age 10 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)

Grenada

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Guadeloupe

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)

Guatemala

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 63.6% male: 68.7% female: 58.5% (2000 est.)

Haiti

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 45% male: 48% female: 42.2% (1995 est.)

Honduras

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 72.7% male: 72.6% female: 72.7% (1995 est.)

Jamaica

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 85% male: 80.8% female: 89.1% (1995 est.)

Martinique

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 92% female: 93% (1982 est.)

Montserrat

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1981 est.)

Nicaragua

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 65.7% male: 64.6% female: 66.6% (1995 est.)

Panama

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.8% male: 91.4% female: 90.2% (1995 est.)

Puerto Rico

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1980 est.)

Saint Lucia

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 67% male: 65% female: 69% (1980 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 96% male: 96% female: 96% (1970 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Virgin Islands

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Europe

46 entries

Albania

definition:
age 9 and over can read and write total population: 93% (1997 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Andorra

definition:
NA total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Austria

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA%

Belarus

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)

Belgium

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Bulgaria

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1999)

Croatia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 99% female: 95% (1991 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

definition:
NA total population: 99.9% (1999 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Denmark

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Estonia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1998 est.)

Faroe Islands

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper

Finland

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

France

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1980 est.)

Germany

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1977 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Gibraltar

definition:
NA total population: above 80% male: NA% female: NA%

Greece

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 98% female: 93% (1991 est.)

Guernsey

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Holy See (Vatican City)

definition:
NA total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Hungary

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 98% (1980 est.)

Ireland

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1981 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Italy

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1998) male: NA% female: NA%

Jersey

definition:
NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA

Latvia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 99% (1989 est.)

Liechtenstein

definition:
age 10 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1981 est.)

Lithuania

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1989 est.)

Luxembourg

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.)

Malta

definition:
age 10 and over can read and write total population: 88.76% male: 86.91% female: 89.55% (1995 census)

Moldova

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 99% female: 94% (1989 est.)

Monaco

definition:
NA total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA%

Netherlands

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (2000 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Norway

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Poland

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 98% (1978 est.)

Portugal

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: NA% female: NA%

Romania

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 95% (1992 est.)

San Marino

definition:
age 10 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.)

Yugoslavia now Serbia and Montenegro

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 97.2% female: 88.9% (1991)

Slovakia

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Slovenia

definition:
NA total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA%

Spain

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: NA% female: NA%

Sweden

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1979 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Switzerland

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Ukraine

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 100% female: 97% (1989 est.)

United Kingdom

definition:
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 99% (1978 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Cyprus

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94% male: 98% female: 91% (1987 est.)

Gaza Strip

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Iran

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 72.1% male: 78.4% female: 65.8% (1994 est.)

Iraq

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58% male: 70.7% female: 45% (1995 est.)

Israel

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 97% female: 93% (1992 est.)

Jordan

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.6% male: 93.4% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Kuwait

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)

Lebanon

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.4% male: 90.8% female: 82.2% (1997 est.)

Oman

definition:
NA total population: approaching 80% male: NA% female: NA%

Qatar

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79% male: 79% female: 80% (1995 est.)

Saudi Arabia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 62.8% male: 71.5% female: 50.2% (1995 est.)

Syria

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.8% male: 85.7% female: 55.8% (1997 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 94% female: 77% (2000)

United Arab Emirates

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79.2% male: 78.9% female: 79.8% (1995 est.)

West Bank

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Yemen

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38% male: 53% female: 26% (1990 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1970 est.)

Canada

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% (1986 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Mexico

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 91.8% female: 87.4% (1995 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1982 est.)

United States

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.)

Oceania

22 entries

American Samoa

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.)

Australia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1980 est.)

Cook Islands

definition:
NA total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA%

Fiji

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.6% male: 93.8% female: 89.3% (1995 est.)

French Polynesia

definition:
age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)

Guam

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.)

Kiribati

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Marshall Islands

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 100% female: 88% (1980 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 91% female: 88% (1980 est.)

Nauru

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

New Caledonia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92% female: 90% (1976 est.)

New Zealand

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Niue

definition:
NA total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA%

Northern Mariana Islands

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 96% (1980 est.)

Palau

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92% male: 93% female: 90% (1980 est.)

Papua New Guinea

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 72.2% male: 81% female: 62.7% (1995 est.)

Samoa

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.)

Solomon Islands

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Tonga

definition:
can read and write Tongan and/or English total population: 98.5% male: 98.4% female: 98.7% (1996 est.)

Tuvalu

definition:
NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Vanuatu

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 96.2% female: 96.2% (1995 est.)

Bolivia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.1% male: 90.5% female: 76% (1995 est.)

Brazil

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.3% male: 83.3% female: 83.2% (1995 est.)

Chile

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.2% male: 95.4% female: 95% (1995 est.)

Colombia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.3% male: 91.2% female: 91.4% (1995 est.)

Ecuador

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)

French Guiana

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.)

Guyana

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98.1% male: 98.6% female: 97.5% (1995 est.)

Paraguay

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.1% male: 93.5% female: 90.6% (1995 est.)

Peru

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.7% male: 94.5% female: 83% (1995 est.)

Suriname

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 95% female: 91% (1995 est.)

Uruguay

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.3% male: 96.9% female: 97.7% (1995 est.)

Venezuela

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.2% male: 92.6% female: 83.4% (1995 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

definition:
  • age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.1% male: 88.7% female: 77.7% (1995 est.) note: these are official statistics;
  • estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)

Cambodia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 35% male: 48% female: 22% (1990 est.)

Hong Kong

definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 92.2% male: 96% female: 88.2% (1996 est.)

Indonesia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.8% male: 89.6% female: 78% (1995 est.)

Laos

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57% male: 70% female: 44% (1999 est.)

Macau

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 93% female: 86% (1981 est.)

Malaysia

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 89.1% female: 78.1% (1995 est.)

Philippines

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.6% male: 95% female: 94.3% (1995 est.)

Singapore

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.5% male: 97% female: 89.8% (1999)

Taiwan

definition:
  • age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86% (1980 est.);
  • note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.) male: 93% (1980 est.) female: 79% (1980 est.)

Thailand

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.8% male: 96% female: 91.6% (1995 est.)

Vietnam

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 96.5% female: 91.2% (1995 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2001, “Literacy”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/literacy/2001.

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