| This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world. |
| Land |
Alphabetisierungsrate |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Ägypten |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Albanien |
Definition: |
age 9 and over can read and write |
|
| Algerien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Amerikanisch-Samoa |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Andorra |
Definition: |
|
|
| Angola |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Anguilla |
Definition: |
age 12 and over can read and write |
|
| Antigua und Barbuda |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling |
|
| Äquatorialguinea |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Argentinien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Armenien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Aruba |
Definition: |
|
|
| Aserbaidschan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Äthiopien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Australien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bahamas |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bahrain |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bangladesch |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Barbados |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Belarus |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Belgien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Belize |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Benin |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bermuda |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bhutan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bolivien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Botsuana |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Brasilien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Britische Jungferninseln |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Brunei Darussalam |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Bulgarien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Burkina Faso |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Burundi |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Chile |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| China |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Cookinseln |
Definition: |
|
|
| Costa Rica |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Côte d´Ivoire |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Dänemark |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Deutschland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Dominica |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Dominikanische Republik |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Dschibuti |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Ecuador |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| El Salvador |
Definition: |
age 10 and over can read and write |
|
| Eritrea |
Definition: |
NA |
|
| Estland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Fidschi |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Finnland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Frankreich |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Französisch-Guayana |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Französisch-Polynesien |
Definition: |
age 14 and over can read and write |
|
| Gabun |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Gambia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Georgien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Ghana |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Gibraltar |
Definition: |
|
|
| Grenada |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Griechenland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Großbritannien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling |
|
| Guadeloupe |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Guam |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Guatemala |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Guinea |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Guyana |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Haiti |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Honduras |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Hongkong |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Indien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Indonesien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Irak |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Iran |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Irland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Island |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Israel |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Italien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Jamaika |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Japan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Jemen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Jordanien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kaimaninseln |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Kambodscha |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kamerun |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kanada |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kap Verde |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kasachstan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Katar |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kenia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kirgisistan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kolumbien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Komoren |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kongo |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kongo, Demokratische Republik |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba |
|
| Korea, Demokratische Volksrepublik |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write Korean |
|
| Korea, Republik |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kroatien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kuba |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Kuwait |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Laos |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Lesotho |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Lettland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Libanon |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Liberia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Libyen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Liechtenstein |
Definition: |
age 10 and over can read and write |
|
| Litauen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Luxemburg |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Macau |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Madagaskar |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Malawi |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Malaysia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Malediven |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Mali |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Malta |
Definition: |
age 10 and over can read and write |
|
| Marokko |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Marshallinseln |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and writ |
|
| Martinique |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Mauretanien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Mauritius |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Mexiko |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Mikronesien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Moldau |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Monaco |
Definition: |
|
|
| Mongolei |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Montserrat |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Mosambik |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Myanmar |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Namibia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Nepal |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Neukaledonien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Neuseeland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Nicaragua |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Niederlande |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Niederländische Antillen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Niger |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Nigeria |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Niue |
Definition: |
|
|
| Nördliche Marianen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Norwegen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Oman |
Definition: |
|
|
| Österreich |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Pakistan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Palau |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Panama |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Papua-Neuguinea |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Paraguay |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Peru |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Philippinen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Polen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Portugal |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Puerto Rico |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Réunion |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Ruanda |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Rumänien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Russische Föderation |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Sambia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write English |
|
| Samoa |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| San Marino |
Definition: |
age 10 and over can read and write |
|
| São Tomé und Príncipe |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Saudi-Arabien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Schweden |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Schweiz |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Senegal |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Serbien und Montenegro |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Seychellen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Sierra Leone |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic |
|
| Simbabwe |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write English |
|
| Singapur |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Slowenien |
Definition: |
|
|
| Somalia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Spanien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Sri Lanka |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| St. Helena |
Definition: |
age 20 and over can read and write |
|
| St. Kitts und Nevis |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| St. Lucia |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| St. Pierre und Miquelon |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| St. Vincent und die Grenadinen |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Südafrika |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Sudan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Suriname |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Swasiland |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Syrien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Tadschikistan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Taiwan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Tansania |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic |
|
| Thailand |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Timor-Leste |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Togo |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Tonga |
Definition: |
can read and write Tongan and/or English |
|
| Trinidad und Tobago |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Tschad |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic |
|
| Tschechische Republik |
Definition: |
|
|
| Tunesien |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Türkei |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Turks- und Caicosinseln |
Definition: |
age 15 and over has ever attended school |
|
| Uganda |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Ukraine |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Ungarn |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Uruguay |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Usbekistan |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Vanuatu |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Vatikanstadt |
Definition: |
|
|
| Venezuela |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Vereinigte Arabische Emirate |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Vereinigte Staaten |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Vietnam |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Wallis und Futuna |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Zentralafrikanische Republik |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
|
| Zypern |
Definition: |
age 15 and over can read and write |
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