definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

World
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: 71% (1995 est.)

Yemen
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.)

Zambia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.)

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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Afghanistan
males age 15-49: 6,785,414 (2004 est.)

Albania
males age 15-49: 956,107 (2004 est.)

Algeria
males age 15-49: 9,311,747 (2004 est.)

Angola
males age 15-49: 2,620,219 (2004 est.)

Argentina
males age 15-49: 9,901,352 (2004 est.)

Armenia
males age 15-49: 812,140 (2004 est.)

Australia
males age 15-49: 5,061,810 (2004 est.)

Austria
males age 15-49: 2,066,467 (2004 est.)

Azerbaijan
males age 15-49: 2,187,847 (2004 est.)

Bahrain
males age 15-49: 221,661 (2004 est.)

Bangladesh
males age 15-49: 39,523,128 (2004 est.)

Barbados
males age 15-49: 77,714 (2004 est.)

Belarus
males age 15-49: 2,764,856 (2004 est.)

Belgium
males age 15-49: 2,509,538 (2004 est.)

Belize
males age 15-49: 68,518 (2004 est.)

Benin
males age 15-49: 1,638,010
females age 15-49: 1,647,850 (2004 est.)

Bhutan
males age 15-49: 544,560 (2004 est.)

Bolivia
males age 15-49: 2,175,384 (2004 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
males age 15-49: 1,133,847 (2004 est.)

Botswana
males age 15-49: 381,801 (2004 est.)

Brazil
males age 15-49: 52,100,042 (2004 est.)

Brunei
males age 15-49: 112,630 (2004 est.)

Bulgaria
males age 15-49: 1,829,203 (2004 est.)

Burkina Faso
males age 15-49: 3,047,306 (2004 est.)

Burma
males age 15-49: 12,450,884
females age 15-49: 12,457,077 (2004 est.)

Burundi
males age 15-49: 1,419,755 (2004 est.)

Cambodia
males age 15-49: 3,402,703 (2004 est.)

Cameroon
males age 15-49: 3,898,944 (2004 est.)

Canada
males age 15-49: 8,417,314 (2004 est.)

Cape Verde
males age 15-49: 98,394 (2004 est.)

Central African Republic
males age 15-49: 87