World
total population: 64.77 years
male: 63.16 years
female: 66.47 years (2006 est.)
Yemen
total population: 62.12 years
male: 60.23 years
female: 64.11 years (2006 est.)
Zambia
total population: 40.03 years
male: 39.76 years
female: 40.31 years (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe
total population: 39.29 years
male: 40.39 years
female: 38.16 years (2006 est.)
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
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@2103 Literacy (%)
Afghanistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: 21% (1999 est.)
Albania
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: 79.5% (2003 est.)
Algeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: 61% (2003 est.)