definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.8% (2002 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 17 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

9.1% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 9