female: 82.2% (1997 est.)
Lesotho: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 72%
female: 93% (1999 est.)
Liberia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.3%
male: 53.9%
female: 22.4% (1995 est.)
note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system