World
total population: 66.26 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 68.35 years (2008 est.)
Yemen
total population: 62.9 years
male: 60.96 years
female: 64.94 years (2008 est.)
Zambia
total population: 38.59 years
male: 38.49 years
female: 38.7 years (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe
total population: 44.28 years
male: 45.08 years
female: 43.46 years (2008 est.)
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2103 Literacy (%)
Afghanistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)
Albania
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census)
Algeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.6%
female: 60.1% (2002 est.)