lliterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low
literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, South and West
Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab states, where around
one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 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 8 February, 2007

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@2105 Manpower available for military service

Afghanistan
males age 22-49: 4,952,812
females age 22-49: 4,663,963 (2005 est.)

Albania
males age 19-49: 809,524
females age 19-49: 784,199 (2005 est.)

Algeria
males age 19-49: 8,033,049
females age 19-49: 7,926,351 (2005 est.)

Andorra
males age 18-49: 18,418 (2005 est.)

Angola
males age 17-49: 2,548,455
females age 17-49: 2,462,601 (2005 est.)

Anguilla
males age 18-49: 3,614 (2005 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
males age 18-49: 18,952
females age 18-49: 18,360 (2005 est.)

Argentina
males age 18-49: 8,981,886
females age 18-49: 8,883,756 (2005 est.)

Armenia
males age 18-49: 722,836
females age 18-49: 795,084 (2005 est.)

Aruba
males age 18-49: 16,278 (2005 est.)

Australia
males age 18-49: 4,943,676
females age 18-49: 4,821,264

Austria
males age 18-49: 1,914,800
females age 18-49: 1,870,134 (2005 est.)

Azerbaijan
males age 18-49: 1,961,973
females age 18-49: 2,033,186 (2005 est.)

Bahamas, The
males age 18-49: 73,121 (2005 est.)

Bahrain
males age 18-49: 202,126
females age 18-49: 151,734 (2005 est.)

Bangladesh
males age 18-49: 35,170,019 (2005 est.)

Barbados
males age 18-49: 71,524
females age 18-49: 72,302 (2005 est.)

Belarus
males age 18-49: 2,520,644
females age 18-49: 2,564,696 (2005 est.)

Belgium
males age 16-49: 2,436,736
females age 16-49: 2,369,463 (2005 est.)

Belize
males age 18-49: 61,201
females age 18-49: 60,048 (2005 est.)

Benin
males age 21-49: 1,295,230
females age 21-49: 1,301,936 (2005 est.)

Bermuda
males age 18-49: 15,151