The CIA World Factbook Edition 2018 People and Society
Literacy In 36 editions of 36.
Literacy was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2018 edition carries it in 164 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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the first edition with it 1990
the latest edition with it 2025
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World 1 entry
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.2%
male: 89.8%
female: 82.6% (2016 est.) note: more than three-quarters of the world's 750 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa; of all the illiterate adults in the world, almost two-thirds are women (2016)
Africa 52 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 80.2% (2015 est.)
male: 87.2% (2015 est.)
female: 73.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 71.1% (2015 est.)
male: 82% (2015 est.)
female: 60.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 38.4% (2015 est.)
male: 49.9% (2015 est.)
female: 27.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 88.5% (2015 est.)
male: 88% (2015 est.)
female: 88.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 36% (2015 est.)
male: 43% (2015 est.)
female: 29.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 85.6% (2015 est.)
male: 88.2% (2015 est.)
female: 83.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 86.8% (2015 est.)
male: 91.7% (2015 est.)
female: 82% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 75% (2015 est.)
male: 81.2% (2015 est.)
female: 68.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 36.8% (2015 est.)
male: 50.7% (2015 est.)
female: 24.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic (2016 est.)
total population: 22.3% (2016 est.)
male: 31.3% (2016 est.)
female: 14% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 77.8% (2015 est.)
male: 81.8% (2015 est.)
female: 73.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba (2016 est.)
total population: 77% (2016 est.)
male: 88.5% (2016 est.)
female: 66.5% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 79.3% (2015 est.)
male: 86.4% (2015 est.)
female: 72.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 43.1% (2015 est.)
male: 53.1% (2015 est.)
female: 32.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 73.8% (2015 est.)
male: 82.2% (2015 est.)
female: 65.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.3% (2015 est.)
male: 97.4% (2015 est.)
female: 93% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 73.8% (2015 est.)
male: 82.4% (2015 est.)
female: 65.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 87.5% (2015 est.)
male: 87.4% (2015 est.)
female: 87.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 49.1% (2015 est.)
male: 57.2% (2015 est.)
female: 41.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 83.2% (2015 est.)
male: 85.3% (2015 est.)
female: 81% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 55.5% (2015 est.)
male: 63.9% (2015 est.)
female: 47.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 76.6% (2015 est.)
male: 82% (2015 est.)
female: 71.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 30.4% (2015 est.)
male: 38.1% (2015 est.)
female: 22.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 59.9% (2015 est.)
male: 71.8% (2015 est.)
female: 48.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 78% (2015 est.)
male: 81.1% (2015 est.)
female: 74.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 79.4% (2015 est.)
male: 70.1% (2015 est.)
female: 88.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 47.6% (2015 est.)
male: 62.4% (2015 est.)
female: 32.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 91% (2015 est.)
male: 96.7% (2015 est.)
female: 85.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 64.7% (2015 est.)
male: 66.7% (2015 est.)
female: 62.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 62.1% (2015 est.)
male: 69.8% (2015 est.)
female: 55.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 33.1% (2015 est.)
male: 45.1% (2015 est.)
female: 22.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 52.1% (2015 est.)
male: 62.6% (2015 est.)
female: 41.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 92.7% (2015 est.)
male: 94.9% (2015 est.)
female: 90.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 68.5% (2015 est.)
male: 78.6% (2015 est.)
female: 58.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 58.8% (2015 est.)
male: 73.3% (2015 est.)
female: 45.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 81.9% (2015 est.)
male: 79.2% (2015 est.)
female: 84.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 19.1% (2015 est.)
male: 27.3% (2015 est.)
female: 11% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 59.6% (2015 est.)
male: 69.2% (2015 est.)
female: 49.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 70.5% (2015 est.)
male: 73.2% (2015 est.)
female: 68% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 74.9% (2015 est.)
male: 81.8% (2015 est.)
female: 68.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 57.7% (2015 est.)
male: 69.7% (2015 est.)
female: 46.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2012 est.)
total population: 91.8% (2012 est.)
male: 91.4% (2012 est.)
female: 92.3% (2012 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic (2015 est.)
total population: 48.1% (2015 est.)
male: 58.7% (2015 est.)
female: 37.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.4% (2015 est.)
male: 95.4% (2015 est.)
female: 93.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2009 est.)
total population: 27% (2009 est.)
male: 40% (2009 est.)
female: 16% (2009 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 75.9% (2015 est.)
male: 83.3% (2015 est.)
female: 68.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic (2015 est.)
total population: 77.9% (2015 est.)
male: 83.2% (2015 est.)
female: 73.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 63.7% (2015 est.)
male: 77.3% (2015 est.)
female: 51.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 81.8% (2015 est.)
male: 89.6% (2015 est.)
female: 74.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 78.4% (2015 est.)
male: 85.3% (2015 est.)
female: 71.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English (2015 est.)
total population: 63.4% (2015 est.)
male: 70.9% (2015 est.)
female: 56% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English (2015 est.)
total population: 86.5% (2015 est.)
male: 88.5% (2015 est.)
female: 84.6% (2015 est.)
Arctic Region 1 entry
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 100% (2015 est.)
male: 100% (2015 est.)
female: 100% (2015 est.)
Asia 20 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 38.2% (2015 est.)
male: 52% (2015 est.)
female: 24.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.7% (2015 est.)
male: 99.7% (2015 est.)
female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2016 est.)
male: 99.9% (2016 est.)
female: 99.7% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 72.8% (2016 est.)
male: 75.6% (2016 est.)
female: 69.9% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 64.9% (2015 est.)
male: 73.1% (2015 est.)
female: 55% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 96.4% (2015 est.)
male: 98.2% (2015 est.)
female: 94.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 71.2% (2015 est.)
male: 81.3% (2015 est.)
female: 60.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 100% (2015 est.)
male: 100% (2015 est.)
female: 100% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.5% (2015 est.)
male: 99.6% (2015 est.)
female: 99.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.3% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 98.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.4% (2015 est.)
male: 98.2% (2015 est.)
female: 98.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 63.9% (2015 est.)
male: 76.4% (2015 est.)
female: 53.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 57.9% (2015 est.)
male: 69.5% (2015 est.)
female: 45.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.7% (2015 est.)
male: 99.7% (2015 est.)
female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 92.6% (2015 est.)
male: 93.6% (2015 est.)
female: 91.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.7% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 100% (2015 est.)
male: 100% (2015 est.)
female: 100% (2015 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean 15 entries
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling (2012 est.)
total population: 99% (2012 est.)
male: 98.4% (2012 est.)
female: 99.4% (2012 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.5% (2015 est.)
male: 97.5% (2015 est.)
female: 97.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school (2007 est.)
total population: 98.9% (2007 est.)
male: 98.7% (2007 est.)
female: 99% (2007 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.8% (2015 est.)
male: 97.7% (2015 est.)
female: 97.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.9% (2015 est.)
female: 99.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 91.8% (2015 est.)
male: 91.2% (2015 est.)
female: 92.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 88% (2015 est.)
male: 90% (2015 est.)
female: 86.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 81.5% (2015 est.)
male: 87.4% (2015 est.)
female: 76.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 60.7% (2015 est.)
male: 64.3% (2015 est.)
female: 57.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 89% (2015 est.)
male: 89% (2015 est.)
female: 88.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school (2015 est.)
total population: 88.7% (2015 est.)
male: 84% (2015 est.)
female: 93.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 82.8% (2015 est.)
male: 82.4% (2015 est.)
female: 83.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95% (2015 est.)
male: 95.7% (2015 est.)
female: 94.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 93.3% (2015 est.)
male: 92.8% (2015 est.)
female: 93.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99% (2015 est.)
male: 99.2% (2015 est.)
female: 98.7% (2015 est.)
Europe 24 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.6% (2015 est.)
male: 98.4% (2015 est.)
female: 96.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 100% (2016 est.)
male: 100% (2016 est.)
female: 100% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.7% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.5% (2015 est.)
male: 99.5% (2015 est.)
female: 97.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.4% (2015 est.)
male: 98.7% (2015 est.)
female: 98.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.3% (2015 est.)
male: 99.7% (2015 est.)
female: 98.9% (2015 est.)
definition: NA (2011 est.)
total population: 99% (2011 est.)
male: 99% (2011 est.)
female: 99% (2011 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.7% (2015 est.)
male: 98.5% (2015 est.)
female: 96.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.1% (2015 est.)
male: 99.1% (2015 est.)
female: 99% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.2% (2015 est.)
male: 99.4% (2015 est.)
female: 99% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.9% (2015 est.)
male: 99.9% (2015 est.)
female: 99.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.4% (2015 est.)
male: 93.1% (2015 est.)
female: 95.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.4% (2015 est.)
male: 99.7% (2015 est.)
female: 99.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.7% (2015 est.)
male: 99.5% (2015 est.)
female: 98% (2015 est.)
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.8% (2015 est.)
male: 98.8% (2015 est.)
female: 96.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.9% (2015 est.)
female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.7% (2015 est.)
male: 97.1% (2015 est.)
female: 94.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.1% (2015 est.)
female: 98.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 98.8% (2016 est.)
male: 99.5% (2016 est.)
female: 98.2% (2016 est.)
definition: NA (2015 est.)
total population: 99.7% (2015 est.)
male: 99.7% (2015 est.)
female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 98.3% (2016 est.)
male: 98.8% (2016 est.)
female: 97.7% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.8% (2015 est.)
male: 99.8% (2015 est.)
female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
Middle East 17 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.7% (2015 est.)
male: 96.9% (2015 est.)
female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99.1% (2015 est.)
male: 99.5% (2015 est.)
female: 98.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 96.9% (2016 est.)
male: 98.6% (2016 est.)
female: 95.2% (2016 est.) note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 86.8% (2015 est.)
male: 91.2% (2015 est.)
female: 82.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 79.7% (2015 est.)
male: 85.7% (2015 est.)
female: 73.7% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2011 est.)
total population: 97.8% (2011 est.)
male: 98.7% (2011 est.)
female: 96.8% (2011 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.4% (2015 est.)
male: 97.7% (2015 est.)
female: 92.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 95.7% (2016 est.)
male: 96.4% (2016 est.)
female: 94.5% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 93.9% (2015 est.)
male: 96% (2015 est.)
female: 91.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 93% (2015 est.)
male: 96.6% (2015 est.)
female: 86% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.3% (2015 est.)
male: 97.4% (2015 est.)
female: 96.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.7% (2015 est.)
male: 97% (2015 est.)
female: 91.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 86.4% (2015 est.)
male: 91.7% (2015 est.)
female: 81% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.6% (2015 est.)
male: 98.6% (2015 est.)
female: 92.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 93.8% (2015 est.)
male: 93.1% (2015 est.)
female: 95.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 96.9% (2016 est.)
male: 98.6% (2016 est.)
female: 95.2% (2016 est.) note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 70.1% (2015 est.)
male: 85.1% (2015 est.)
female: 55% (2015 est.)
North America 1 entry
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.5% (2015 est.)
male: 95.5% (2015 est.)
female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
Oceania 8 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2011 est.)
total population: 98.3% (2011 est.)
male: 98.3% (2011 est.)
female: 98.2% (2011 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 96.9% (2015 est.)
male: 97.3% (2015 est.)
female: 96.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 96.6% (2015 est.)
male: 96.8% (2015 est.)
female: 86% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 64.2% (2015 est.)
male: 65.6% (2015 est.)
female: 62.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 99% (2015 est.)
male: 99.1% (2015 est.)
female: 98.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2009 est.)
total population: 84.1% (2009 est.)
male: 88.9% (2009 est.)
female: 79.2% (2009 est.)
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English (2015 est.)
total population: 99.4% (2015 est.)
male: 99.3% (2015 est.)
female: 99.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 85.2% (2015 est.)
male: 86.6% (2015 est.)
female: 83.8% (2015 est.)
South America 12 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.1% (2015 est.)
male: 98% (2015 est.)
female: 98.1% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 92.5% (2015 est.)
male: 96.5% (2015 est.)
female: 88.6% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 92.6% (2015 est.)
male: 92.2% (2015 est.)
female: 92.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 97.5% (2015 est.)
male: 97.6% (2015 est.)
female: 97.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.2% (2015 est.)
male: 94.1% (2015 est.)
female: 94.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 94.4% (2016 est.)
male: 95.4% (2016 est.)
female: 93.3% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school (2015 est.)
total population: 88.5% (2015 est.)
male: 87.2% (2015 est.)
female: 89.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.1% (2015 est.)
male: 95.8% (2015 est.)
female: 94.3% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 94.2% (2016 est.)
male: 97.2% (2016 est.)
female: 94.3% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 95.6% (2015 est.)
male: 96.1% (2015 est.)
female: 95% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 98.5% (2015 est.)
male: 98.1% (2015 est.)
female: 98.9% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 97.1% (2016 est.)
male: 97% (2016 est.)
female: 97.2% (2016 est.)
Southeast Asia 13 entries
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 96% (2015 est.)
male: 97.5% (2015 est.)
female: 94.5% (2015 est.)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 75.6% (2016 est.)
male: 80% (2016 est.)
female: 71.8% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 77.2% (2015 est.)
male: 84.5% (2015 est.)
female: 70.5% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 95.4% (2016 est.)
male: 97.2% (2016 est.)
female: 93.6% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 79.9% (2015 est.)
male: 87.1% (2015 est.)
female: 72.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 96.5% (2016 est.)
male: 98.2% (2016 est.)
female: 95% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.6% (2015 est.)
male: 96.2% (2015 est.)
female: 93.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 96.3% (2015 est.)
male: 95.8% (2015 est.)
female: 96.8% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
total population: 97% (2016 est.)
male: 98.7% (2016 est.)
female: 95.4% (2016 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2014 est.)
total population: 98.5% (2014 est.)
male: 99.7% (2014 est.)
female: 97.3% (2014 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 92.9% (2015 est.)
male: 94.7% (2015 est.)
female: 91.2% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 67.5% (2015 est.)
male: 71.5% (2015 est.)
female: 63.4% (2015 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
total population: 94.5% (2015 est.)
male: 96.3% (2015 est.)
female: 92.8% (2015 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2018, “Literacy”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/literacy/2018.