Algeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: 61% (2003 est.)
American Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.)
Andorra
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA
female: NA
Angola
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 est.)
Anguilla
definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
definition: age 15 and over has completed five
or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1960 est.)
Argentina
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)
Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.)
Aruba
definition:
total population: 97%
male: NA
female: NA
Australia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)