: 79.05 years
male: 75.24 years
female: 83.09 years (2006 est.)

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

West Bank
total population: 73.27 years
male: 71.5 years
female: 75.15 years (2006 est.)

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

World
total population: 64.77 years
male: 63.16 years
female: 66.47 years (2006 est.)

Yemen
total population: 62.12 years
male: 60.23 years
female: 64.11 years (2006 est.)

Zambia
total population: 40.03 years
male: 39.76 years
female: 40.31 years (2006 est.)

Zimbabwe
total population: 39.29 years
male: 40.39 years
female: 38.16 years (2006 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: 100%
female: 100%

Angola
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8%
male: 82.1%
female: 53.8% (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: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)

Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

Aruba
definition: NA
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA%

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%
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