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