Code	Country	Variable	www.Worldata.org ® ©	Unit	Share	Rank	Year	Source	Key
1	Afghanistan	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	174
2	Albania	Literacy rate	84.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	92
3	Algeria	Literacy rate	66.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	106
4	Andorra	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	175
5	Angola	Literacy rate	42.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	161
6	Antigua and Barbuda	Literacy rate	86.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	52
7	Argentina	Literacy rate	96.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	34
8	Armenia	Literacy rate	98.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	76
9	Australia	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	5
10	Austria	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	15
11	Azerbaijan	Literacy rate	97.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	88
12	Bahamas	Literacy rate	95.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	41
13	Bahrain	Literacy rate	87.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	39
14	Bangladesh	Literacy rate	41.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	145
15	Barbados	Literacy rate	98.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	31
16	Belarus	Literacy rate	99.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	56
17	Belgium	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	4
18	Belize	Literacy rate	93.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	58
19	Benin	Literacy rate	37.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	158
20	Bhutan	Literacy rate	47.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	140
21	Bolivia	Literacy rate	85.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	114
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	176
23	Botswana	Literacy rate	77.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	126
24	Brazil	Literacy rate	85.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	73
25	Brunei	Literacy rate	91.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	32
26	Bulgaria	Literacy rate	98.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	62
27	Burkina Faso	Literacy rate	23.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	169
28	Burundi	Literacy rate	48.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	171
29	Cambodia	Literacy rate	67.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	130
30	Cameroon	Literacy rate	75.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	135
31	Canada	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	3
32	Cape Verde	Literacy rate	73.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	100
33	Central African Republic	Literacy rate	46.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	165
34	Chad	Literacy rate	42.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	166
35	Chile	Literacy rate	95.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	38
36	China	Literacy rate	84.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	96
37	Colombia	Literacy rate	91.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	68
38	Comoros	Literacy rate	55.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	137
39	Congo (Brazzaville)	Literacy rate	80.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	136
40	Congo (Kinshasa)	Literacy rate	61.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	155
41	Costa Rica	Literacy rate	95.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	43
42	Côte d'Ivoire	Literacy rate	46.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	156
43	Croatia	Literacy rate	98.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	48
44	Cuba	Literacy rate	96.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	55
45	Cyprus	Literacy rate	97.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	26
46	Czech Republic	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	33
47	Denmark	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	14
48	Djibouti	Literacy rate	64.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	149
49	Dominica	Literacy rate	96.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	61
50	Dominican Republic	Literacy rate	83.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	94
51	East Timor	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	na
52	Ecuador	Literacy rate	91.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	93
53	Egypt	Literacy rate	55.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	115
54	El Salvador	Literacy rate	78.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	104
55	Equatorial Guinea	Literacy rate	83.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	111
56	Eritrea	Literacy rate	55.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	157
57	Estonia	Literacy rate	99.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	42
58	Ethiopia	Literacy rate	39.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	168
59	Fiji Islands	Literacy rate	92.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	72
60	Finland	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	10
61	France	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	12
62	Gabon	Literacy rate	71.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	117
63	Gambia	Literacy rate	36.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	160
64	Georgia	Literacy rate	100.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	81
65	Germany	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	17
66	Ghana	Literacy rate	71.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	129
67	Greece	Literacy rate	97.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	24
68	Grenada	Literacy rate	94.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	83
69	Guatemala	Literacy rate	68.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	120
70	Guinea	Literacy rate	41.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	159
71	Guinea-Bissau	Literacy rate	38.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	167
72	Guyana	Literacy rate	98.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	103
73	Haiti	Literacy rate	49.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	146
74	Honduras	Literacy rate	74.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	116
75	Hungary	Literacy rate	99.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	35
76	Iceland	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	7
77	India	Literacy rate	57.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	124
78	Indonesia	Literacy rate	86.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	110
79	Iran	Literacy rate	76.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	98
80	Iraq	Literacy rate	55.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	177
81	Ireland	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	18
82	Israel	Literacy rate	94.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	22
83	Italy	Literacy rate	98.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	20
84	Jamaica	Literacy rate	86.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	86
85	Japan	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	9
86	Jordan	Literacy rate	89.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	99
87	Kazakhstan	Literacy rate	98.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	79
88	Kenya	Literacy rate	82.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	134
89	Kiribati	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	178
90	Korea, North	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	179
91	Korea, South	Literacy rate	97.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	27
92	Kuwait	Literacy rate	82.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	45
93	Kyrgyzstan	Literacy rate	97.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	102
94	Laos	Literacy rate	48.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	143
95	Latvia	Literacy rate	99.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	53
96	Lebanon	Literacy rate	86.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	75
97	Lesotho	Literacy rate	83.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	132
98	Liberia	Literacy rate	54.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	180
99	Libya	Literacy rate	80.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	64
100	Liechtenstein	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	181
101	Lithuania	Literacy rate	99.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	49
102	Luxembourg	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	16
103	Macedonia	Literacy rate	94.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	65
104	Madagascar	Literacy rate	66.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	147
105	Malawi	Literacy rate	60.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	163
106	Malaysia	Literacy rate	87.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	59
107	Maldives	Literacy rate	96.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	84
108	Mali	Literacy rate	41.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	164
109	Malta	Literacy rate	92.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	30
110	Marshall Islands	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	182
111	Mauritania	Literacy rate	40.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	152
112	Mauritius	Literacy rate	84.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	67
113	Mexico	Literacy rate	91.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	54
114	Micronesia, Federated States of	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	183
115	Moldova	Literacy rate	98.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	105
116	Monaco	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	184
117	Mongolia	Literacy rate	98.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	113
118	Morocco	Literacy rate	48.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	123
119	Mozambique	Literacy rate	44.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	170
120	Myanmar	Literacy rate	84.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	127
121	Namibia	Literacy rate	82.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	122
122	Nauru	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	185
123	Nepal	Literacy rate	41.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	142
124	Netherlands	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	8
125	New Zealand	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	19
126	Nicaragua	Literacy rate	66.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	118
127	Niger	Literacy rate	15.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	172
128	Nigeria	Literacy rate	63.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	148
129	Norway	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	1
130	Oman	Literacy rate	71.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	78
131	Pakistan	Literacy rate	43.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	138
132	Palau	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	186
133	Panama	Literacy rate	91.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	57
134	Papua New Guinea	Literacy rate	63.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	133
135	Paraguay	Literacy rate	93.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	90
136	Peru	Literacy rate	89.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	82
137	Philippines	Literacy rate	95.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	77
138	Poland	Literacy rate	99.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	37
139	Portugal	Literacy rate	92.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	28
140	Qatar	Literacy rate	81.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	51
141	Romania	Literacy rate	98.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	63
142	Russia	Literacy rate	99.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	60
143	Rwanda	Literacy rate	66.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	162
144	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Literacy rate	97.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	44
145	Saint Lucia	Literacy rate	90.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	66
146	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Literacy rate	88.9	%			2000	HDR (2002)	91
147	Samoa	Literacy rate	80.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	101
148	San Marino	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	187
149	Sao Tome and Principe	Literacy rate	83.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	119
150	Saudi Arabia	Literacy rate	76.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	71
151	Senegal	Literacy rate	37.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	154
152	Seychelles	Literacy rate	88.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	47
153	Sierra Leone	Literacy rate	36.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	173
154	Singapore	Literacy rate	92.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	25
155	Slovakia	Literacy rate	100.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	36
156	Slovenia	Literacy rate	99.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	29
157	Solomon Islands	Literacy rate	76.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	121
158	Somalia	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	188
159	South Africa	Literacy rate	85.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	107
160	Spain	Literacy rate	97.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	21
161	Sri Lanka	Literacy rate	91.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	89
162	Sudan	Literacy rate	57.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	139
163	Suriname	Literacy rate	94.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	74
164	Swaziland	Literacy rate	79.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	125
165	Sweden	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	2
166	Switzerland	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	11
167	Syria	Literacy rate	74.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	108
168	Tajikistan	Literacy rate	99.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	112
169	Tanzania	Literacy rate	75.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	151
170	Thailand	Literacy rate	95.5	%			2000	HDR (2002)	70
171	Togo	Literacy rate	57.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	141
172	Tonga	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	189
173	Trinidad and Tobago	Literacy rate	93.8	%			2000	HDR (2002)	50
174	Tunisia	Literacy rate	71.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	97
175	Turkey	Literacy rate	85.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	85
176	Turkmenistan	Literacy rate	98.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	87
177	Tuvalu	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	190
178	Uganda	Literacy rate	67.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	150
179	Ukraine	Literacy rate	99.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	80
180	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Literacy rate	76.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	46
181	United Kingdom (UK)	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	13
182	United States of America (USA)	Literacy rate	99.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	6
183	Uruguay	Literacy rate	97.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	40
184	Uzbekistan	Literacy rate	99.2	%			2000	HDR (2002)	95
185	Vanuatu	Literacy rate	34.0	%			2000	HDR (2002)	131
186	Vatican	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	na
187	Venezuela	Literacy rate	92.6	%			2000	HDR (2002)	69
188	Vietnam	Literacy rate	93.4	%			2000	HDR (2002)	109
189	Yemen	Literacy rate	46.3	%			2000	HDR (2002)	144
190	Yugoslavia	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	191
191	Zambia	Literacy rate	78.1	%			2000	HDR (2002)	153
192	Zimbabwe	Literacy rate	88.7	%			2000	HDR (2002)	128
193	World	Literacy rate	na	%			2000	HDR (2002)	193