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Rate of Literacy in Islamic Countries

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Afghanistan
total population: 31.5%
male: 47.2%
female: 15% (1995 est.)

Algeria
total population: 61.6%
male: 73.9%
female: 49% (1995 est.)

Bahrain
total population: 85.2%
male: 89.1%
female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Djibouti
total population: 46.2%
male: 60.3%
female: 32.7% (1995 est.)

Egypt
total population: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: 38.8% (1995 est.)

Iran
total population: 72.1%
male: 78.4%
female: 65.8% (1994 est.)

Jordan
total population: 86.6%
male: 93.4%
female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Kyrgyztan
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

Libya
total population: 76.2%
male: 87.9%
female: 63% (1995 est.)

Mauritania
total population: 37.7%
male: 49.6%
female: 26.3% (1995 est.)

Nigeria
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3% (1995 est.)

Pakistan
total population: 37.8%
male: 50%
female: 24.4% (1995 est.)

Somalia
total population: 24%
male: 36%
female: 14% (1990 est.)

Syria
total population: 70.8%
male: 85.7%
female: 55.8% (1997 est.)

Tunisia
total population: 66.7%
male: 78.6%
female: 54.6% (1995 est.)

Turkmenistan
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)

Uzbekistan
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (yearend 1996)

Western Sahara



Albania 
age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: NA%
female: NA% (1997 est.)

Azerbaijan
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

Bangladesh
total population: 38.1%
male: 49.4%
female: 26.1% (1995 est.)

Ethiopia
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.)

Iraq
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: 45% (1995 est.)

Kuwait
total population: 78.6%
male: 82.2%
female: 74.9% (1995 est.)

Lebanon
total population: 86.4%
male: 90.8%
female: 82.2% (1997 est.)

Malaysia
total population: 83.5%
male: 89.1%
female: 78.1% (1995 est.)

Morocco
total population: 43.7%
male: 56.6%
female: 31% (1995 est.)

Oman
total population: approaching 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Qatar
total population: 79.4%
male: 79.2%
female: 79.9% (1995 est.)

Saudi Arabia
total population: 62.8%
male: 71.5%
female: 50.2% (1995 est.)

Senegal
total population: 33.1%
male: 43%
female: 23.2% (1995 est.)

Sudan
total population: 46.1%
male: 57.7%
female: 34.6% (1995 est.)

Tajikistan
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)

Turkey
total population: 82.3%
male: 91.7%
female: 72.4% (1995 est.)

United Arab Emirates
total population: 79.2%
male: 78.9%
female: 79.8% (1995 est.)

Yemen
total population: 38%
male: 53%
female: 26% (1990 est.)


The above information is from CIA's World Factbook 1999

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