Chapter XCII: Front Matter (92)

Ukraine
unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;
under Ukraine's new election law, 225 of the Supreme Council's seats
are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 4%
or more of the national electoral vote; the other 225 members are
elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies; all serve
four-year terms)
elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - Our Ukraine 24%, CPU
20%, United Ukraine 12%, United Social Democratic Party 6%, SPU 7%,
Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 7%, other 24%; seats by party - Our Ukraine
102, CPU 60, Regions of Ukraine 42, Working Ukraine-Industrialists
and Entrepreneurs 41, United Social Democratic Party 39, Democratic
Initiatives 22, SPU 20, People's Power 19, European Choice 18,
Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 18, Agrarian Party 17, People's Democratic
Party 16, People's Choice 15, others 21
note: following the election, United Ukraine splintered into the
Agrarian Party, European Choice, People's Choice, People's
Democratic Party, Regions of Ukraine, and Working
Ukraine-Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

United Arab Emirates
unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis
al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by the rulers of
the constituent states to serve two-year terms)
elections: none
note: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto

United Kingdom
bicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords
(consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and
26 clergy) and House of Commons (659 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved
earlier)
elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, as
provided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the House
of Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remain
there; pending further reforms, elections are held only as vacancies
in the hereditary peerage arise); House of Commons - last held 7
June 2001 (next to be held by NA May 2006)
election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -
Labor 42.1%, Conservative and Unionist 32.7%, Liberal Democrats
18.8%, other 6.4%; seats by party - Labor 412, Conservative and
Unionist 166, Liberal Democrat 52, other 29; note - seating as of 15
February 2002: Labor 410, Conservative 164, Liberal Democrats 53,
other 32
note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Parliament
(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transfer
of power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of
1999 and has been rescinded three times the latest occurring in
October 2002; since October 2002 the Northern Ireland Parliament has
been suspended); in 1999 there were elections for a new Scottish
Parliament and a new Welsh Assembly

United States
bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,
one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from
each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of
Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular
vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NA
November 2004); House of Representatives - last held 5 November 2002
(next to be held NA November 2004)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by
party - Republican Party 51, Democratic Party 48, independent 1;
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by
party - Republican Party 226, Democratic Party 204, independent 1,
undecided 4

Uruguay
bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of
Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of
Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 1999 (next to
be held NA 2004); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31 October
1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 12, Colorado Party 10,
Blanco 7, New Sector/Space Coalition 1; Chamber of Representatives -
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Encuentro
Progresista 40, Colorado Party 33, Blanco 22, New Sector/Space
Coalition 4

Uzbekistan
unicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis (250 seats;
members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note -
2002 amendment to the constitution creates a second chamber to be
established via elections in 2004
elections: last held 5 December and 19 December 1999 (next to be
held NA December 2004)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
NDP 48, Self-Sacrificers Party 34, Fatherland Progress Party 20,
Adolat Social Democratic Party 11, MTP 10, citizens' groups 16,
local government 110, vacant 1
note: not all seats in the last Supreme Assembly election were
contested; all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President
KARIMOV

Vanuatu
unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular
vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
UMP 15, VP 14, VRP 3, MPP 2, other and independent 18; note -
political party associations are fluid
note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of custom
and land

Venezuela
unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165
seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;
three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)
elections: last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2005)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
pro-government 108 (MVR 92, MAS 6, indigenous 3, other 7),
opposition 57 (AD 33, COPEI 6, Justice First 5, other 13)

Vietnam
unicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (498 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 19 May 2002 (next to be held 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 90%, other 10% (the
10% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand for
election); seats by party - CPV 447, CPV-approved 51

Virgin Islands
unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 6 November 2002 (next to be held NA November
2004)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
Democratic Party 8, ICM NA, no party affiliation NA
note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the
US House of Representatives; election last held 6 November 2002
(next to be held NA November 2004); results - Donna M.
CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSON (Democrat) reelected

Wallis and Futuna
unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee
Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held NA March 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7
note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and
one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -
elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by NA
September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats -
RPR (now UMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16
June 2002 (next to be held by NA 2007); results - percent of vote by
party - NA%; seats - RPR (UMP) 1

Yemen
a new constitutional amendment ratified on 20 February 2001
created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111
seats; members appointed by the president) and a House of
Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
six-year terms)
elections: last held 27 April 2003 (next to be held NA April 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
GPC 238, Islah 46, YSP 8, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab
Socialist Baath Party 2, independents 4

Zambia
unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA December
2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND 32.4%,
UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%, PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents 0.7%;
seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48, UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1, ZRP
1, independents 1; seats not determined 2

Zimbabwe
unicameral House of Assembly (150 seats - 120 elected by
popular vote for five-year terms, 12 nominated by the president, 10
occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and 8 occupied
by provincial governors appointed by the president)
elections: last held 24-25 June 2000 (next to be held NA 2005)
election results: percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF 48.6%, MDC
47.0%, other 4.4%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 62, MDC 57, ZANU-Ndonga 1

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@2102 Life expectancy at birth (years)

Afghanistan
total population: 46.97 years
male: 47.67 years
female: 46.23 years (2003 est.)

Albania
total population: 72.37 years
male: 69.53 years
female: 75.42 years (2003 est.)

Algeria
total population: 70.54 years
male: 69.14 years
female: 72.01 years (2003 est.)

American Samoa
total population: 75.75 years
male: 71.35 years
female: 80.41 years (2003 est.)

Andorra
total population: 83.49 years
male: 80.58 years
female: 86.58 years (2003 est.)

Angola
total population: 36.96 years
male: 36.13 years
female: 37.83 years (2003 est.)

Anguilla
total population: 76.7 years
male: 73.79 years
female: 79.7 years (2003 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
total population: 71.31 years
male: 68.99 years
female: 73.75 years (2003 est.)

Argentina
total population: 75.48 years
male: 71.72 years
female: 79.44 years (2003 est.)

Armenia
total population: 66.68 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 71.17 years (2003 est.)

Aruba
total population: 78.83 years
male: 75.48 years
female: 82.34 years (2003 est.)

Australia
total population: 80.13 years
male: 77.27 years
female: 83.13 years (2003 est.)

Austria
total population: 78.17 years
male: 75.02 years
female: 81.48 years (2003 est.)

Azerbaijan
total population: 63.16 years
male: 58.95 years
female: 67.58 years (2003 est.)

Bahamas, The
total population: 65.71 years
male: 62.3 years
female: 69.18 years (2003 est.)

Bahrain
total population: 73.72 years
male: 71.28 years
female: 76.24 years (2003 est.)

Bangladesh
total population: 61.33 years
male: 61.46 years
female: 61.2 years (2003 est.)

Barbados
total population: 71.84 years
male: 69.56 years
female: 74.14 years (2003 est.)

Belarus
total population: 68.43 years
male: 62.54 years
female: 74.6 years (2003 est.)

Belgium
total population: 78.29 years
male: 74.97 years
female: 81.78 years (2003 est.)

Belize
total population: 67.36 years
male: 65.19 years
female: 69.63 years (2003 est.)

Benin
total population: 51.08 years
male: 50.35 years
female: 51.84 years (2003 est.)

Bermuda
total population: 77.41 years
male: 75.38 years
female: 79.49 years (2003 est.)

Bhutan
total population: 53.58 years
male: 53.9 years
female: 53.25 years (2003 est.)

Bolivia
total population: 64.78 years
male: 62.2 years
female: 67.48 years (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
total population: 72.29 years
male: 69.56 years
female: 75.22 years (2003 est.)

Botswana
total population: 32.26 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 32.32 years (2003 est.)

Brazil
total population: 71.13 years
male: 67.16 years
female: 75.3 years (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands
total population: 76.06 years
male: 75.07 years
female: 77.1 years (2003 est.)

Brunei
total population: 74.3 years
male: 71.9 years
female: 76.82 years (2003 est.)

Bulgaria
total population: 71.8 years
male: 68.26 years
female: 75.56 years (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso
total population: 44.46 years
male: 43.02 years
female: 45.94 years (2003 est.)

Burma
total population: 55.79 years
male: 54.12 years
female: 57.56 years (2003 est.)

Burundi
total population: 43.2 years
male: 42.54 years
female: 43.88 years (2003 est.)

Cambodia
total population: 57.92 years
male: 55.49 years
female: 60.47 years (2003 est.)

Cameroon
total population: 48.05 years
male: 47.15 years
female: 48.97 years (2003 est.)

Canada
total population: 79.83 years
male: 76.44 years
female: 83.38 years (2003 est.)

Cape Verde
total population: 69.83 years
male: 66.53 years
female: 73.23 years (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands
total population: 79.67 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 82.3 years (2003 est.)

Central African Republic
total population: 41.71 years
male: 40.18 years
female: 43.29 years (2003 est.)

Chad
total population: 48.51 years
male: 46.97 years
female: 50.1 years (2003 est.)

Chile
total population: 76.35 years
male: 73.04 years
female: 79.82 years (2003 est.)

China
total population: 72.22 years
male: 70.33 years
female: 74.28 years (2003 est.)

Christmas Island
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Colombia
total population: 71.14 years
male: 67.29 years
female: 75.12 years (2003 est.)

Comoros
total population: 61.18 years
male: 58.92 years
female: 63.5 years (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total population: 48.93 years
male: 46.83 years
female: 51.09 years (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
total population: 50.02 years
male: 49.04 years
female: 51.02 years (2003 est.)

Cook Islands
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Costa Rica
total population: 76.43 years
male: 73.87 years
female: 79.11 years (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
total population: 42.65 years
male: 40.34 years
female: 45.04 years (2003 est.)

Croatia
total population: 74.37 years
male: 70.76 years
female: 78.2 years (2003 est.)

Cuba
total population: 76.8 years
male: 74.38 years
female: 79.36 years (2003 est.)

Cyprus
total population: 77.27 years
male: 74.94 years
female: 79.71 years (2003 est.)

Czech Republic
total population: 75.18 years
male: 71.69 years
female: 78.87 years (2003 est.)

Denmark
total population: 77.1 years
male: 74.48 years
female: 79.87 years (2003 est.)

Djibouti
total population: 43.13 years
male: 41.82 years
female: 44.48 years (2003 est.)

Dominica
total population: 74.12 years
male: 71.23 years
female: 77.15 years (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic
total population: 67.96 years
male: 66.41 years
female: 69.58 years (2003 est.)

East Timor
total population: 65.2 years
male: 62.97 years
female: 67.55 years (2003 est.)

Ecuador
total population: 71.89 years
male: 69.06 years
female: 74.86 years (2003 est.)

Egypt
total population: 70.41 years
male: 67.94 years
female: 73 years (2003 est.)

El Salvador
total population: 70.62 years
male: 67.02 years
female: 74.4 years (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
total population: 54.75 years
male: 52.63 years
female: 56.93 years (2003 est.)

Eritrea
total population: 53.18 years
male: 51.48 years
female: 54.92 years (2003 est.)

Estonia
total population: 70.31 years
male: 64.36 years
female: 76.57 years (2003 est.)

Ethiopia
total population: 41.24 years
male: 40.39 years
female: 42.11 years (2003 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

Faroe Islands
total population: 78.9 years
male: 75.44 years
female: 82.36 years (2003 est.)

Fiji
total population: 68.88 years
male: 66.43 years
female: 71.44 years (2003 est.)

Finland
total population: 77.92 years
male: 74.28 years
female: 81.68 years (2003 est.)

France
total population: 79.28 years
male: 75.63 years
female: 83.11 years (2003 est.)

French Guiana
total population: 76.69 years
male: 73.36 years
female: 80.18 years (2003 est.)

French Polynesia
total population: 75.45 years
male: 73.08 years
female: 77.93 years (2003 est.)

Gabon
total population: 57.12 years
male: 55.45 years
female: 58.84 years (2003 est.)

Gambia, The
total population: 54.38 years
male: 52.39 years
female: 56.44 years (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip
total population: 71.4 years
male: 70.13 years
female: 72.73 years (2003 est.)

Georgia
total population: 64.76 years
male: 61.33 years
female: 68.36 years (2003 est.)

Germany
total population: 78.42 years
male: 75.46 years
female: 81.55 years (2003 est.)

Ghana
total population: 56.53 years
male: 55.66 years
female: 57.43 years (2003 est.)

Gibraltar
total population: 79.38 years
male: 76.51 years
female: 82.4 years (2003 est.)

Greece
total population: 78.89 years
male: 76.32 years
female: 81.65 years (2003 est.)

Greenland
total population: 69 years
male: 65.44 years
female: 72.65 years (2003 est.)

Grenada
total population: 64.52 years
male: 62.74 years
female: 66.31 years (2003 est.)

Guadeloupe
total population: 77.53 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.84 years (2003 est.)

Guam
total population: 78.27 years
male: 75.96 years
female: 80.9 years (2003 est.)

Guatemala
total population: 65.23 years
male: 64.31 years
female: 66.21 years (2003 est.)

Guernsey
total population: 80.04 years
male: 77.04 years
female: 83.14 years (2003 est.)

Guinea
total population: 49.54 years
male: 48.28 years
female: 50.83 years (2003 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
total population: 46.97 years
male: 45.09 years
female: 48.91 years (2003 est.)

Guyana
total population: 63.09 years
male: 60.51 years
female: 65.79 years (2003 est.)

Haiti
total population: 51.61 years
male: 50.36 years
female: 52.92 years (2003 est.)

Honduras
total population: 66.65 years
male: 65.31 years
female: 68.06 years (2003 est.)

Hong Kong
total population: 79.93 years
male: 77.23 years
female: 82.83 years (2003 est.)

Hungary
total population: 72.17 years
male: 67.84 years
female: 76.81 years (2003 est.)

Iceland
total population: 79.8 years
male: 77.54 years
female: 82.22 years (2003 est.)

India
total population: 63.62 years
male: 62.92 years
female: 64.37 years (2003 est.)

Indonesia
total population: 68.94 years
male: 66.54 years
female: 71.47 years (2003 est.)

Iran
total population: 69.35 years
male: 68.04 years
female: 70.73 years (2003 est.)

Iraq
total population: 67.81 years
male: 66.7 years
female: 68.99 years (2003 est.)

Ireland
total population: 77.35 years
male: 74.58 years
female: 80.31 years (2003 est.)

Israel
total population: 79.02 years
male: 76.95 years
female: 81.19 years (2003 est.)

Italy
total population: 79.4 years
male: 76.47 years
female: 82.52 years (2003 est.)

Jamaica
total population: 75.85 years
male: 73.84 years
female: 77.97 years (2003 est.)

Japan
total population: 80.93 years
male: 77.63 years
female: 84.41 years (2003 est.)

Jersey
total population: 78.93 years
male: 76.48 years
female: 81.57 years (2003 est.)

Jordan
total population: 77.88 years
male: 75.42 years
female: 80.5 years (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan
total population: 63.48 years
male: 58.16 years
female: 69.06 years (2003 est.)

Kenya
total population: 45.22 years
male: 45.02 years
female: 45.43 years (2003 est.)

Kiribati
total population: 60.93 years
male: 57.97 years
female: 64.03 years (2003 est.)

Korea, North
total population: 70.79 years
male: 68.1 years
female: 73.61 years (2003 est.)

Korea, South
total population: 75.36 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 79.32 years (2003 est.)

Kuwait
total population: 76.65 years
male: 75.72 years
female: 77.62 years (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
total population: 63.66 years
male: 59.49 years
female: 68.03 years (2003 est.)

Laos
total population: 54.3 years
male: 52.34 years
female: 56.33 years (2003 est.)

Latvia
total population: 69.31 years
male: 63.46 years
female: 75.45 years (2003 est.)

Lebanon
total population: 72.07 years
male: 69.64 years
female: 74.61 years (2003 est.)

Lesotho
total population: 36.94 years
male: 36.76 years
female: 37.13 years (2003 est.)

Liberia
total population: 48.15 years
male: 47.03 years
female: 49.3 years (2003 est.)

Libya
total population: 76.07 years
male: 73.91 years
female: 78.34 years (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein
total population: 79.25 years
male: 75.63 years
female: 82.87 years (2003 est.)

Lithuania
total population: 69.6 years
male: 63.78 years
female: 75.7 years (2003 est.)

Luxembourg
total population: 77.66 years
male: 74.38 years
female: 81.15 years (2003 est.)

Macau
total population: 81.87 years
male: 79.05 years
female: 84.82 years (2003 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
total population: 74.49
years
male: 72.23 years
female: 76.94 years (2003 est.)

Madagascar
total population: 56.14 years
male: 53.82 years
female: 58.53 years (2003 est.)

Malawi
total population: 37.98 years
male: 37.57 years
female: 38.39 years (2003 est.)

Malaysia
total population: 71.67 years
male: 69.01 years
female: 74.51 years (2003 est.)

Maldives
total population: 63.3 years
male: 62.07 years
female: 64.6 years (2003 est.)

Mali
total population: 45.43 years
male: 44.7 years
female: 46.19 years (2003 est.)

Malta
total population: 78.43 years
male: 75.94 years
female: 81.14 years (2003 est.)

Man, Isle of
total population: 77.98 years
male: 74.62 years
female: 81.53 years (2003 est.)

Marshall Islands
total population: 69.39 years
male: 67.49 years
female: 71.4 years (2003 est.)

Martinique
total population: 78.72 years
male: 79.27 years
female: 78.16 years (2003 est.)

Mauritania
total population: 51.93 years
male: 49.78 years
female: 54.13 years (2003 est.)

Mauritius
total population: 71.8 years
male: 67.82 years
female: 75.85 years (2003 est.)

Mayotte
total population: 60.6 years
male: 58.49 years
female: 62.78 years (2003 est.)

Mexico
total population: 72.3 years
male: 69.26 years
female: 75.49 years (2003 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
total population: 69.13 years
male: 67.39 years
female: 70.95 years (2003 est.)

Moldova
total population: 64.88 years
male: 60.63 years
female: 69.35 years (2003 est.)

Monaco
total population: 79.27 years
male: 75.37 years
female: 83.37 years (2003 est.)

Mongolia
total population: 63.81 years
male: 61.63 years
female: 66.09 years (2003 est.)

Montserrat
total population: 78.36 years
male: 76.24 years
female: 80.59 years (2003 est.)

Morocco
total population: 70.04 years
male: 67.77 years
female: 72.41 years (2003 est.)

Mozambique
total population: 31.3 years
male: 30.98 years
female: 31.63 years (2003 est.)

Namibia
total population: 42.77 years
male: 44.27 years
female: 41.22 years (2003 est.)

Nauru
total population: 61.95 years
male: 58.41 years
female: 65.66 years (2003 est.)

Nepal
total population: 59 years
male: 59.36 years
female: 58.63 years (2003 est.)

Netherlands
total population: 78.74 years
male: 75.85 years
female: 81.76 years (2003 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
total population: 75.38 years
male: 73.16 years
female: 77.7 years (2003 est.)

New Caledonia
total population: 73.52 years
male: 70.57 years
female: 76.62 years (2003 est.)

New Zealand
total population: 78.32 years
male: 75.34 years
female: 81.44 years (2003 est.)

Nicaragua
total population: 69.68 years
male: 67.68 years
female: 71.79 years (2003 est.)

Niger
total population: 42.21 years
male: 42.29 years
female: 42.12 years (2003 est.)

Nigeria
total population: 51.01 years
male: 50.89 years
female: 51.14 years (2003 est.)

Niue
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Norfolk Island
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands
total population: 76.16 years
male: 73.06 years
female: 79.44 years (2003 est.)

Norway
total population: 79.09 years
male: 76.15 years
female: 82.22 years (2003 est.)

Oman
total population: 72.58 years
male: 70.4 years
female: 74.86 years (2003 est.)

Pakistan
total population: 62.2 years
male: 61.3 years
female: 63.14 years (2003 est.)

Palau
total population: 69.5 years
male: 66.37 years
female: 72.82 years (2003 est.)

Panama
total population: 72.32 years
male: 69.97 years
female: 74.79 years (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea
total population: 64.19 years
male: 62.07 years
female: 66.42 years (2003 est.)

Paraguay
total population: 74.4 years
male: 71.89 years
female: 77.03 years (2003 est.)

Peru
total population: 70.88 years
male: 68.45 years
female: 73.43 years (2003 est.)

Philippines
total population: 69.29 years
male: 66.44 years
female: 72.28 years (2003 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Poland
total population: 73.91 years
male: 69.77 years
female: 78.28 years (2003 est.)

Portugal
total population: 76.35 years
male: 72.86 years
female: 80.07 years (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico
total population: 77.26 years
male: 73.27 years
female: 81.44 years (2003 est.)

Qatar
total population: 73.14 years
male: 70.65 years
female: 75.76 years (2003 est.)

Reunion
total population: 73.43 years
male: 70.03 years
female: 77 years (2003 est.)

Romania
total population: 70.62 years
male: 66.88 years
female: 74.59 years (2003 est.)

Russia
total population: 67.66 years
male: 62.46 years
female: 73.11 years (2003 est.)

Rwanda
total population: 39.33 years
male: 38.51 years
female: 40.18 years (2003 est.)

Saint Helena
total population: 77.38 years
male: 74.49 years
female: 80.42 years (2003 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
total population: 71.57 years
male: 68.76 years
female: 74.56 years (2003 est.)

Saint Lucia
total population: 73.08 years
male: 69.52 years
female: 76.9 years (2003 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
total population: 78.11 years
male: 75.82 years
female: 80.51 years (2003 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total population: 73.08 years
male: 71.3 years
female: 74.92 years (2003 est.)

Samoa
total population: 70.11 years
male: 67.35 years
female: 73 years (2003 est.)

San Marino
total population: 81.43 years
male: 77.9 years
female: 85.26 years (2003 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
total population: 66.28 years
male: 64.79 years
female: 67.82 years (2003 est.)

Saudi Arabia
total population: 68.73 years
male: 66.99 years
female: 70.55 years (2003 est.)

Senegal
total population: 56.37 years
male: 54.83 years
female: 57.95 years (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
total population: 73.97 years
male: 71.03 years
female: 77.16 years (2003 est.)

Seychelles
total population: 71.25 years
male: 65.78 years
female: 76.88 years (2003 est.)

Sierra Leone
total population: 42.84 years
male: 40.33 years
female: 45.42 years (2003 est.)

Singapore
total population: 80.42 years
male: 77.46 years
female: 83.6 years (2003 est.)

Slovakia
total population: 74.43 years
male: 70.44 years
female: 78.64 years (2003 est.)

Slovenia
total population: 75.51 years
male: 71.65 years
female: 79.58 years (2003 est.)

Solomon Islands
total population: 72.1 years
male: 69.64 years
female: 74.68 years (2003 est.)

Somalia
total population: 47.34 years
male: 45.67 years
female: 49.05 years (2003 est.)

South Africa
total population: 46.56 years
male: 46.57 years
female: 46.54 years (2003 est.)

Spain
total population: 79.23 years
male: 75.87 years
female: 82.8 years (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka
total population: 72.62 years
male: 70.09 years
female: 75.29 years (2003 est.)

Sudan
total population: 57.73 years
male: 56.59 years
female: 58.93 years (2003 est.)

Suriname
total population: 69.23 years
male: 66.79 years
female: 71.78 years (2003 est.)

Svalbard
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

Swaziland
total population: 39.47 years
male: 41.02 years
female: 37.87 years (2003 est.)

Sweden
total population: 79.97 years
male: 77.31 years
female: 82.78 years (2003 est.)

Switzerland
total population: 79.99 years
male: 77.11 years
female: 83.02 years (2003 est.)

Syria
total population: 69.39 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 70.67 years (2003 est.)

Taiwan
total population: 76.87 years
male: 74.12 years
female: 79.88 years (2003 est.)

Tajikistan
total population: 64.37 years
male: 61.39 years
female: 67.5 years (2003 est.)

Tanzania
total population: 44.56 years
male: 43.33 years
female: 45.83 years (2003 est.)

Thailand
total population: 71.24 years
male: 69.07 years
female: 73.53 years (2003 est.)

Togo
total population: 53.43 years
male: 51.47 years
female: 55.45 years (2003 est.)

Tokelau
total population: NA years
male: 68 years
female: 70 years (2003 est.)

Tonga
total population: 68.88 years
male: 66.43 years
female: 71.44 years (2003 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
total population: 69.59 years
male: 67.07 years
female: 72.23 years (2003 est.)

Tunisia
total population: 74.4 years
male: 72.77 years
female: 76.15 years (2003 est.)

Turkey
total population: 71.8 years
male: 69.41 years
female: 74.3 years (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan
total population: 61.19 years
male: 57.72 years
female: 64.84 years (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
total population: 74 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 76.3 years (2003 est.)

Tuvalu
total population: 67.32 years
male: 65.15 years
female: 69.59 years (2003 est.)

Uganda
total population: 44.88 years
male: 43.42 years
female: 46.38 years (2003 est.)

Ukraine
total population: 66.5 years
male: 61.1 years
female: 72.17 years (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates
total population: 74.75 years
male: 72.28 years
female: 77.35 years (2003 est.)

United Kingdom
total population: 78.16 years
male: 75.74 years
female: 80.7 years (2003 est.)

United States
total population: 77.14 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.05 years (2003 est.)

Uruguay
total population: 75.87 years
male: 72.54 years
female: 79.38 years (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan
total population: 64 years
male: 60.53 years
female: 67.64 years (2003 est.)

Vanuatu
total population: 61.71 years
male: 60.28 years
female: 63.21 years (2003 est.)

Venezuela
total population: 73.81 years
male: 70.78 years
female: 77.07 years (2003 est.)

Vietnam
total population: 70.05 years
male: 67.58 years
female: 72.7 years (2003 est.)

Virgin Islands
total population: 78.59 years
male: 74.73 years
female: 82.68 years (2003 est.)

Wallis and Futuna
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

West Bank
total population: 72.68 years
male: 70.95 years
female: 74.51 years (2003 est.)

Western Sahara
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2003 est.)

World
total population: 63.95 years
male: 62 years
female: 70.23 years (2003 est.)

Yemen
total population: 60.97 years
male: 59.16 years
female: 62.87 years (2003 est.)

Zambia
total population: 35.25 years
male: 35.25 years
female: 35.25 years (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe
total population: 39.01 years
male: 40.09 years
female: 37.89 years (2003 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
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

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

Australia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)

Austria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Azerbaijan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

Bahamas, The
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Bahrain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1%
male: 91.9%
female: 85% (2003 est.)

Bangladesh
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.)

Barbados
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Belarus
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Belgium
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Belize
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: 94.1% (2003 est.)

Benin
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.9%
male: 56.2%
female: 26.5% (2000)

Bermuda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1970 est.)

Bhutan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

Bolivia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: 81.6% (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Botswana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: 82.4% (2003 est.)

Brazil
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: 86.6% (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Brunei
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 94.8%
female: 88.5% (2003 est.)

Bulgaria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 26.6%
male: 36.9%
female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

Burma
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.1%
male: 88.7%
female: 77.7% (1995 est.)
note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional
literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)

Burundi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: 45.2% (2003 est.)

Cambodia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 80.5%
female: 60.3% (2003 est.)

Cameroon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: 73.4% (2003 est.)

Canada
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Cape Verde
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Central African Republic
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: 39.9% (2003 est.)

Chad
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: 39.3% (2003 est.)

Chile
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

China
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86%
male: 92.9%
female: 78.8% (2003 est.)

Christmas Island
NA

Colombia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: 92.6% (2003 est.)

Comoros
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
definition: age 15 and over can
read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 65.5%
male: 76.2%
female: 55.1% (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Cook Islands
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Costa Rica
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: 43.6% (2003 est.)

Croatia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
male: 99.4%
female: 97.8% (2003 est.)

Cuba
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: 96.9% (2003 est.)

Cyprus
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2003 est.)

Czech Republic
definition: NA
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Denmark
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Djibouti
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.)

Dominica
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: 84.8% (2003 est.)

East Timor
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% (2001)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Ecuador
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: 91% (2003 est.)

Egypt
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

El Salvador
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Eritrea
definition: NA
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.)

Estonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Ethiopia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.)

Faroe Islands
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper

Fiji
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Finland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

France
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1980 est.)

French Guiana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82% (1982 est.)

French Polynesia
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)

Gabon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

Gambia, The
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Georgia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1999 est.)

Germany
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Ghana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.8%
male: 82.7%
female: 67.1% (2003 est.)

Gibraltar
definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Greece
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Greenland
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper

Grenada
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Guadeloupe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.)

Guam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)

Guatemala
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: 63.3% (2003 est.)

Guernsey
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.)

Guyana
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.5% (2003 est.)

Haiti
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: 51.2% (2003 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Honduras
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: 76.3% (2003 est.)

Hong Kong
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 97.1%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

Hungary
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: 99.3% (2003 est.)

Iceland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

India
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.5%
male: 70.2%
female: 48.3% (2003 est.)

Indonesia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.5%
male: 92.9%
female: 84.1% (2003 est.)

Iran
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003 est.)

Iraq
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: 24.4% (2003 est.)

Ireland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Israel
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Italy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99%
female: 98.3% (2003 est.)

Jamaica
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.)

Japan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1995 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Jersey
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Jordan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: 86.3% (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.)

Kenya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.)

Kiribati
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Korea, North
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%

Korea, South
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.3%
female: 97% (2003 est.)

Kuwait
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

Laos
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.8%
male: 67.5%
female: 38.1% (2003 est.)

Latvia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Lebanon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.)

Lesotho
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: 94.5% (2003 est.)

Liberia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6%
note: (2003 est.)

Libya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1981 est.)

Lithuania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

Luxembourg
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

Macau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: 92% (2003 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Madagascar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.)

Malawi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: 49.8% (2003 est.)

Malaysia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 92.4%
female: 85.4% (2003 est.)

Maldives
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.3% (2003 est.)

Mali
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

Malta
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Man, Isle of
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Marshall Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)

Martinique
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: 98.1% (2003 est.)

Mauritania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: 31.9% (2003 est.)

Mauritius
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: 82.7% (2003 est.)

Mayotte
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Mexico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

Moldova
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: 98.7% (2003 est.)

Monaco
definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Mongolia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.2%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Montserrat
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.)

Morocco
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: 39.4% (2003 est.)

Mozambique
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.)

Namibia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: 83.7% (2003 est.)

Nauru
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Nepal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: 27.6% (2003 est.)

Netherlands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Netherlands Antilles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.)

New Caledonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)

New Zealand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Nicaragua
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)

Niger
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: 9.7% (2003 est.)

Nigeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.)

Niue
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Norfolk Island
NA

Northern Mariana Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)

Norway
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Oman
definition: NA
total population: 75.8%
male: 83.1%
female: 67.2% (2003 est.)

Pakistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: 30.6% (2003 est.)

Palau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)

Panama
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66%
male: 72.3%
female: 59.3% (2003 est.)

Paraguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.)

Peru
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.2%
female: 86.8% (2003 est.)

Philippines
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.9%
male: 96%
female: 95.8% (2003 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
NA

Poland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

Portugal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 93.7%
female: 94% (2001)

Qatar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.5%
male: 81.4%
female: 85% (2003 est.)

Reunion
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: 90.8% (2003 est.)

Romania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (2003 est.)

Russia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Rwanda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.)

Saint Helena
definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended
school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)

Saint Lucia
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: 69% (1980 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
definition: age 15 and over has
ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

San Marino
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% (1976 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)

Saudi Arabia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)

Senegal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: 30.7% (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: 88.9% (1991)

Seychelles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: 60% (1971 est.)

Sierra Leone
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English,
Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: 18.2% (1995 est.)

Singapore
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 96.7%
female: 89.7% (2003 est.)

Slovakia
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Slovenia
definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

Solomon Islands
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Somalia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.)

South Africa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.)

Spain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: 90% (2003 est.)

Sudan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.)

Suriname
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995 est.)

Svalbard
NA

Swaziland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: 80.8% (2003 est.)

Sweden
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

Switzerland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female:

Syria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 89.7%
female: 64% (2003 est.)

Taiwan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86%
male: 93%
female: 79% (1980)
note: literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to
94% (1998)

Tajikistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.1% (2003 est.)

Tanzania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili
(Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.9%
female: 70.7% (2003 est.)

Thailand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.5%
female: 94.6% (2003 est.)

Togo
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

Tokelau
NA

Tonga
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.7% (1996 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

Tunisia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.2%
male: 84%
female: 64.4% (2003 est.)

Turkey
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: 78.7% (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever
attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Tuvalu
definition: NA%
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Uganda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: 60.4% (2003 est.)

Ukraine
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

United Kingdom
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or
more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

United States
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1979 est.)

Uruguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Vanuatu
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.)

Venezuela
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: 93.1% (2003 est.)

Vietnam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 95.8%
female: 92.3% (2003 est.)

Virgin Islands
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Wallis and Futuna
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)

West Bank
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

Western Sahara
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 18 December, 2003

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@2105 Military manpower - availability

Afghanistan
males age 15-49: 7,160,603 (2003 est.)

Albania
males age 15-49: 906,168 (2003 est.)

Algeria
males age 15-49: 9,243,884 (2003 est.)