| | Land | landesspezifische Definition | insgesant | Männer | Frauen | Bezugsjahr |
 | Afghanistan | age 15 and over can read and write | 36,0% | 51,0% | 21,0% | 1999 |
 | Ägypten | age 15 and over can read and write | 57,7% | 68,3% | 46,9% | 2005 |
 | Albanien | age 9 and over can read and write | 86,5% | 93,3% | 79,5% | 2003 |
 | Algerien | age 15 and over can read and write | 70,0% | 78,8% | 61,0% | 2003 |
 | Amerikanische Jungferninseln | | 90,0% | | | 2005 |
 | Amerikanisch-Samoa | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,0% | 98,0% | 97,0% | 1980 |
 | Andorra | | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | |
 | Angola | age 15 and over can read and write | 42,0% | 56,0% | 28,0% | 1998 |
 | Anguilla | age 12 and over can read and write | 95,0% | 95,0% | 95,0% | 1984 |
 | Antigua und Barbuda | age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling | 89,0% | 90,0% | 88,0% | 1960 |
 | Äquatorialguinea | age 15 and over can read and write | 85,7% | 93,3% | 78,4% | 2003 |
 | Argentinien | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,1% | 971,0% | 97,1% | 2003 |
 | Armenien | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,6% | 99,4% | 98,0% | 2003 |
 | Aruba | | 97,3% | 97,5% | 97,1% | 2000 |
 | Aserbaidschan | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,0% | 99,0% | 96,0% | 1989 |
 | Äthiopien | age 15 and over can read and write | 42,7% | 50,3% | 35,1% | 2003 |
 | Australien | age 15 and over can read and write | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 1980 |
 | Bahamas | age 15 and over can read and write | 95,6% | 94,7% | 96,5% | 2003 |
 | Bahrain | age 15 and over can read and write | 89,1% | 91,9% | 85,0% | 2003 |
 | Bangladesch | age 15 and over can read and write | 43,1% | 53,9% | 31,8% | 2003 |
 | Barbados | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 97,4% | 98,0% | 96,8% | 1995 |
 | Belarus | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,6% | 99,8% | 99,5% | 2003 |
 | Belgien | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2000 |
 | Belize | age 15 and over can read and write | 94,1% | 94,1% | 94,1% | 2003 |
 | Benin | age 15 and over can read and write | 40,9% | 56,2% | 26,5% | 2000 |
 | Bermuda | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,0% | 98,0% | 99,0% | 1970 |
 | Bhutan | age 15 and over can read and write | 42,2% | 56,2% | 28,1% | 1995 |
 | Bolivien | age 15 and over can read and write | 87,2% | 93,1% | 81,6% | 2003 |
 | Bosnien und Herzegowina | | 96,7% | 99,0% | 94,4% | 2000 |
 | Botsuana | age 15 and over can read and write | 79,8% | 76,9% | 82,4% | 2003 |
 | Brasilien | age 15 and over can read and write | 86,4% | 86,1% | 86,6% | 2003 |
 | Britische Jungferninseln | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,8% | | | 1991 |
 | Brunei Darussalam | age 15 and over can read and write | 91,8% | 94,8% | 88,5% | 2003 |
 | Bulgarien | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,6% | 99,1% | 98,2% | 2003 |
 | Burkina Faso | age 15 and over can read and write | 22,6% | 36,9% | 16,6% | 2003 |
 | Burundi | age 15 and over can read and write | 51,6% | 58,5% | 45,2% | 2003 |
 | Chile | age 15 and over can read and write | 96,2% | 96,4% | 96,1% | 2003 |
 | China | age 15 and over can read and write | 91,6% | 95,7% | 87,6% | 2007 |
 | Cookinseln | | 95,0% | | | |
 | Costa Rica | age 15 and over can read and write | 96,0% | 95,9% | 96,1% | 2003 |
 | Dänemark | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Deutschland | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Dominica | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 94,0% | 94,0% | 94,0% | 2003 |
 | Dominikanische Republik | age 15 and over can read and write | 84,7% | 84,6% | 84,8% | 2003 |
 | Dschibuti | age 15 and over can read and write | 67,9% | 78,0% | 58,4% | 2003 |
 | Ecuador | age 15 and over can read and write | 92,5% | 94,0% | 91,0% | 2003 |
 | El Salvador | age 10 and over can read and write | 80,2% | 82,8% | 77,7% | 2003 |
 | Eritrea | NA | 58,6% | 69,9% | 47,6% | 2003 |
 | Estland | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,8% | 2003 |
 | Eswatini | age 15 and over can read and write | 81,6% | 82,6% | 80,8% | 2003 |
 | Färöer | | 99,0% | | | wie Dänemark |
 | Fidschi | age 15 and over can read and write | 93,7% | 95,5% | 91,9% | 2003 |
 | Finnland | age 15 and over can read and write | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 2000 |
 | Frankreich | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Französisch-Guayana | age 15 and over can read and write | 83,0% | 84,0% | 82,0% | 1982 |
 | Französisch-Polynesien | age 14 and over can read and write | 98,0% | 98,0% | 98,0% | 1977 |
 | Gabun | age 15 and over can read and write | 63,2% | 73,7% | 53,3% | 1995 |
 | Gambia | age 15 and over can read and write | 40,1% | 47,8% | 32,8% | 2003 |
 | Gazastreifen | | 92,4% | 96,7% | 88,0% | 2004 |
 | Georgien | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 100,0% | 99,0% | 1999 |
 | Ghana | age 15 and over can read and write | 74,8% | 82,7% | 67,1% | 2003 |
 | Gibraltar | | 80,0% | | | |
 | Grenada | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,0% | 98,0% | 98,0% | 1970 |
 | Griechenland | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,5% | 98,6% | 96,5% | 2003 |
 | Grönland | note: similar to Denmark proper | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 2001 |
 | Großbritannien | age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling | 99,0% | | | 2000 |
 | Guadeloupe | age 15 and over can read and write | 90,0% | 90,0% | 90,0% | 1982 |
 | Guam | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 1990 |
 | Guatemala | age 15 and over can read and write | 70,6% | 78,0% | 63,3% | 2003 |
 | Guinea | age 15 and over can read and write | 35,9% | 49,9% | 21,9% | 1995 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | age 15 and over can read and write | 42,4% | 58,1% | 27,4% | 2003 |
 | Guyana | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 98,8% | 99,1% | 98,5% | 2003 |
 | Haiti | age 15 and over can read and write | 52,9% | 54,8% | 51,2% | 2003 |
 | Honduras | age 15 and over can read and write | 76,2% | 76,1% | 76,3% | 2003 |
 | Hongkong | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 94,0% | 97,1% | 90,5% | 2003 |
 | Indien | age 15 and over can read and write | 61,0% | 73,4% | 47,8% | 2001 |
 | Indonesien | age 15 and over can read and write | 88,5% | 92,5% | 84,1% | 2003 |
 | Irak | age 15 and over can read and write | 40,4% | 55,9% | 24,4% | 2003 |
 | Iran | age 15 and over can read and write | 79,4% | 85,6% | 73,0% | 2003 |
 | Irland | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,0% | | | 1981 |
 | Island | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,9% | 99,9% | 99,9% | 1997 |
 | Israel | age 15 and over can read and write | 95,4% | 97,3% | 93,6% | 2003 |
 | Italien | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,6% | 99,0% | 98,3% | 2003 |
 | Jamaika | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 87,9% | 84,1% | 91,6% | 2003 |
 | Japan | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | | | 1995 |
 | Jemen | age 15 and over can read and write | 50,2% | 70,5% | 30,0% | 2003 |
 | Jordanien | age 15 and over can read and write | 91,3% | 95,9% | 86,3% | 2003 |
 | Kaimaninseln | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 98,0% | 98,0% | 98,0% | 1970 |
 | Kambodscha | age 15 and over can read and write | 69,9% | 80,5% | 60,3% | 2003 |
 | Kamerun | age 15 and over can read and write | 79,0% | 84,7% | 73,4% | 2003 |
 | Kanada | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,0% | | | 1986 |
 | Kasachstan | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,4% | 99,1% | 97,7% | 1999 |
 | Katar | age 15 and over can read and write | 82,5% | 81,4% | 85,0% | 2003 |
 | Kenia | age 15 and over can read and write | 85,1% | 90,6% | 79,7% | 2003 |
 | Kirgisistan | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,0% | 99,0% | 96,0% | 1989 |
 | Kolumbien | age 15 and over can read and write | 92,5% | 92,4% | 92,6% | 2003 |
 | Komoren | age 15 and over can read and write | 56,5% | 63,6% | 49,3% | 2003 |
 | Kongo | age 15 and over can read and write | 83,8% | 89,6% | 78,4% | 2003 |
 | Kongo, Demokratische Republik | age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba | 65,5% | 76,2% | 55,1% | 2003 |
 | Korea, Demokratische Volksrepublik | age 15 and over can read and write Korean | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | |
 | Korea, Republik | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,1% | 99,3% | 97,0% | 2003 |
 | Kosovo | | 91,9% | 96,6% | 87,5% | 2007 |
 | Kroatien | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,5% | 99,4% | 97,8% | 2003 |
 | Kuba | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,0% | 97,2% | 96,9% | 2003 |
 | Kuwait | age 15 and over can read and write | 83,5% | 85,1% | 81,7% | 2003 |
 | Laos | age 15 and over can read and write | 52,8% | 67,5% | 38,1% | 2003 |
 | Lesotho | age 15 and over can read and write | 84,4% | 74,5% | 94,5% | 2003 |
 | Lettland | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,8% | 2003 |
 | Libanon | age 15 and over can read and write | 87,4% | 93,1% | 82,2% | 2003 |
 | Liberia | age 15 and over can read and write | 57,5% | 73,3% | 41,6% | 2003 |
 | Libyen | age 15 and over can read and write | 82,6% | 92,4% | 72,0% | 2003 |
 | Liechtenstein | age 10 and over can read and write | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | |
 | Litauen | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,6% | 99,7% | 99,6% | 2003 |
 | Luxemburg | age 15 and over can read and write | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | 2000 |
 | Macau | age 15 and over can read and write | 94,5% | 97,2% | 92,0% | 2003 |
 | Madagaskar | age 15 and over can read and write | 68,9% | 75,5% | 62,5% | 2003 |
 | Malawi | age 15 and over can read and write | 62,7% | 76,1% | 49,8% | 2003 |
 | Malaysia | age 15 and over can read and write | 88,9% | 92,4% | 85,4% | 2003 |
 | Malediven | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,2% | 97,1% | 97,3% | 2003 |
 | Mali | age 15 and over can read and write | 46,4% | 53,5% | 39,6% | 2003 |
 | Malta | age 10 and over can read and write | 92,8% | 92,0% | 93,6% | 2003 |
 | Marokko | age 15 and over can read and write | 51,7% | 64,1% | 39,4% | 2003 |
 | Marshallinseln | age 15 and over can read and writ | 93,7% | 93,6% | 93,7% | 1999 |
 | Martinique | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,7% | 97,4% | 98,1% | 2003 |
 | Mauretanien | age 15 and over can read and write | 41,7% | 51,8% | 31,9% | 2003 |
 | Mauritius | age 15 and over can read and write | 85,6% | 88,6% | 82,7% | 2003 |
 | Mayotte | | 86,0% | | | |
 | Mexiko | age 15 and over can read and write | 92,2% | 94,0% | 90,5% | 2003 |
 | Mikronesien | age 15 and over can read and write | 89,0% | 91,0% | 88,0% | 1980 |
 | Moldau | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,1% | 99,6% | 98,7% | 2003 |
 | Monaco | | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Mongolei | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,1% | 99,2% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Montenegro | | 96,4% | 98,9% | 94,1% | 2003 |
 | Montserrat | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 97,0% | 97,0% | 97,0% | 1970 |
 | Mosambik | age 15 and over can read and write | 47,8% | 63,5% | 32,7% | 2003 |
 | Myanmar | age 15 and over can read and write | 83,1% | 88,7% | 77,7% | 1995; note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.) |
 | Namibia | age 15 and over can read and write | 84,0% | 84,4% | 83,7% | 2003 |
 | Nepal | age 15 and over can read and write | 45,2% | 62,7% | 27,6% | 2003 |
 | Neukaledonien | age 15 and over can read and write | 91,0% | 92,0% | 90,0% | 1976 |
 | Neuseeland | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | | | 1980 |
 | Nicaragua | age 15 and over can read and write | 67,5% | 67,2% | 67,8% | 2003 |
 | Niederlande | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | | | 2000 |
 | Niederländische Antillen | age 15 and over can read and write | 96,7% | 96,7% | 96,8% | 2003 |
 | Niger | age 15 and over can read and write | 17,6% | 25,8% | 9,7% | 2003 |
 | Nigeria | age 15 and over can read and write | 68,0% | 75,7% | 60,6% | 2003 |
 | Niue | | 95,0% | | | |
 | Nördliche Marianen | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,0% | 97,0% | 96,0% | 1980 |
 | Nordmazedonien | | 96,1% | 98,2% | 94,1% | 2002 |
 | Norwegen | age 15 and over can read and write | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | |
 | Oman | | 75,8% | 83,1% | 67,2% | 2003 |
 | Österreich | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,0% | | | |
 | Pakistan | age 15 and over can read and write | 45,7% | 59,8% | 30,6% | 2003 |
 | Palau | age 15 and over can read and write | 92,0% | 93,0% | 90,0% | 1980 |
 | Panama | age 15 and over can read and write | 92,6% | 93,2% | 91,9% | 2003 |
 | Papua-Neuguinea | age 15 and over can read and write | 66,0% | 72,3% | 59,3% | 2003 |
 | Paraguay | age 15 and over can read and write | 94,0% | 94,9% | 93,0% | 2003 |
 | Peru | age 15 and over can read and write | 90,9% | 95,2% | 86,8% | 2003 |
 | Philippinen | age 15 and over can read and write | 95,9% | 96,0% | 95,8% | 2003 |
 | Polen | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,8% | 99,8% | 99,7% | 2003 |
 | Portugal | age 15 and over can read and write | 93,3% | 95,5% | 91,3% | 2003 |
 | Puerto Rico | age 15 and over can read and write | 94,1% | 93,7% | 94,4% | 2002 |
 | Réunion | age 15 and over can read and write | 88,9% | 87,0% | 90,8% | 2004 |
 | Ruanda | age 15 and over can read and write | 70,4% | 76,3% | 64,7% | 2003 |
 | Rumänien | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,4% | 99,1% | 97,7% | 2003 |
 | Russische Föderation | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,6% | 99,7% | 99,5% | 2003 |
 | Sambia | age 15 and over can read and write English | 80,6% | 86,8% | 74,8% | 2003 |
 | Samoa | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,7% | 99,6% | 99,7% | 2003 |
 | San Marino | age 10 and over can read and write | 96,0% | 97,0% | 95,0% | 1976 |
 | São Tomé und Príncipe | age 15 and over can read and write | 79,3% | 85,0% | 62,0% | 1991 |
 | Saudi-Arabien | age 15 and over can read and write | 78,8% | 84,7% | 70,8% | 2003 |
 | Schweden | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | | | 1997 |
 | Schweiz | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | | | 1980 |
 | Senegal | age 15 and over can read and write | 40,2% | 50,0% | 30,7% | 2003 |
 | Serbien | | 96,4% | 98,9% | 94,1% | 2003 |
 | Seychellen | age 15 and over can read and write | 58,0% | 56,0% | 60,0% | 1971 |
 | Sierra Leone | age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic | 31,4% | 45,4% | 18,2% | 1995 |
 | Simbabwe | age 15 and over can read and write English | 90,7% | 94,2% | 87,2% | 2003 |
 | Singapur | age 15 and over can read and write | 93,2% | 96,7% | 89,7% | 2003 |
 | Slowakei | | 99,6% | 99,7% | 99,6% | 2004 |
 | Slowenien | | 99,7% | 99,7% | 99,6% | 2003 |
 | Somalia | age 15 and over can read and write | 37,8% | 49,7% | 25,8% | 2001 |
 | Spanien | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,9% | 98,7% | 97,2% | 2003 |
 | Sri Lanka | age 15 and over can read and write | 92,3% | 94,8% | 90,0% | 2003 |
 | St. Helena, Ascension und Tristan da Cunha | age 20 and over can read and write | 97,0% | 97,0% | 98,0% | 1987 |
 | St. Kitts und Nevis | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 97,0% | 97,0% | 98,0% | 1980 |
 | St. Lucia | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 67,0% | 65,0% | 69,0% | 1980 |
 | St. Pierre und Miquelon | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 1982 |
 | St. Vincent und die Grenadinen | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 96,0% | 96,0% | 96,0% | 1970 |
 | Südafrika | age 15 and over can read and write | 86,4% | 87,0% | 85,7% | 2003 |
 | Sudan | age 15 and over can read and write | 61,1% | 71,8% | 50,5% | 2003 |
 | Suriname | age 15 and over can read and write | 93,0% | 95,0% | 91,0% | 1995 |
 | Syrien | age 15 and over can read and write | 76,9% | 89,7% | 64,0% | 2003 |
 | Tadschikistan | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,4% | 99,6% | 99,1% | 2003 |
 | Taiwan | age 15 and over can read and write | 96,1% | | | 2003 |
 | Tansania | age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic | 78,2% | 85,9% | 70,7% | 2003 |
 | Thailand | age 15 and over can read and write | 96,0% | 97,5% | 94,6% | 2003 |
 | Timor-Leste | age 15 and over can read and write | 48,0% | | | 2001 |
 | Togo | age 15 and over can read and write | 60,9% | 75,4% | 46,9% | 2003 |
 | Tonga | can read and write Tongan and/or English | 98,5% | 98,4% | 98,7% | 1996 |
 | Trinidad und Tobago | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,6% | 99,1% | 98,0% | 2003 |
 | Tschad | age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic | 47,5% | 56,0% | 39,0% | 2003 |
 | Tschechische Republik | | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Tunesien | age 15 and over can read and write | 74,3% | 83,4% | 65,3% | 2004 |
 | Türkei | age 15 and over can read and write | 87,4% | 95,3% | 79,6% | 2004 |
 | Turkmenistan | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,8% | 99,3% | 98,3% | 1999 |
 | Turks- und Caicosinseln | age 15 and over has ever attended school | 98,0% | 99,0% | 98,0% | 1970 |
 | Uganda | age 15 and over can read and write | 69,9% | 79,5% | 60,4% | 2003 |
 | Ukraine | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,7% | 99,8% | 99,6% | 2003 |
 | Ungarn | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,4% | 99,5% | 99,3% | 2003 |
 | Uruguay | age 15 and over can read and write | 98,0% | 97,6% | 98,4% | 2003 |
 | Usbekistan | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,3% | 99,6% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Vanuatu | age 15 and over can read and write | 53,0% | 57,0% | 48,0% | 1979 |
 | Vatikanstadt | | 100,0% | 100,0% | 100,0% | |
 | Venezuela | age 15 and over can read and write | 93,4% | 93,8% | 93,1% | 2003 |
 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | age 15 and over can read and write | 77,9% | 76,1% | 81,7% | 2003 |
 | Vereinigte Staaten | age 15 and over can read and write | 99,0% | 99,0% | 99,0% | 2003 |
 | Vietnam | age 15 and over can read and write | 94,0% | 95,8% | 92,3% | 2003 |
 | Wallis und Futuna | age 15 and over can read and write | 50,0% | 50,0% | 50,0% | 1969 |
 | Welt insgesamt | age 15 and over can read and write | 82,0% | 87,0% | 77,0% | 2005 |
| Westjordanland | | 92,4% | 96,7% | 88,0% | 2004 |
 | Zentralafrikanische Republik | age 15 and over can read and write | 51,0% | 63,3% | 39,9% | 2003 |
 | Zypern | age 15 and over can read and write | 97,6% | 98,9% | 96,3% | 2003 |