years
female: 67.69 years (2004 est.)

Vanuatu
total population: 62.1 years
male: 60.64 years
female: 63.63 years (2004 est.)

Venezuela
total population: 74.06 years
male: 71.02 years
female: 77.32 years (2004 est.)

Vietnam
total population: 70.35 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 73.02 years (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands
total population: 78.75 years
male: 74.91 years
female: 82.82 years (2004 est.)

Wallis and Futuna
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

West Bank
total population: 72.88 years
male: 71.14 years
female: 74.72 years (2004 est.)

Western Sahara
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

World
total population: 64.05 years
male: 62.48 years
female: 65.7 years (2004 est.)

Yemen
total population: 61.36 years
male: 59.53 years
female: 63.29 years (2004 est.)

Zambia
total population: 35.18 years
male: 35.19 years
female: 35.17 years (2004 est.)

Zimbabwe
total population: 37.82 years
male: 38.63 years
female: 36.99 years (2004 est.)

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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.)

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: NA
female: NA

Angola
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 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: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1960 est.)

Argentina
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)

Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write