female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Bangladesh: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 56%

male: 63%

female: 49% (2000 est.)

Barbados: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 97.4%

male: 98%

female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Belarus: definition: age 15 and over can read and write