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: 100%
female: 100%
Angola
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: 54.2% (2001 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: 85.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.)
Argentina
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)
Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)
Aruba
definition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: 97.1% (2000 census)
Australia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Austria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA
female: NA