Netherlands Antilles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.)
New Caledonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)
New Zealand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Nicaragua
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)
Niger
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: 9.7% (2003 est.)
Nigeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.)
Niue
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)
Norway
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%