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 on 27 April 2003 (next to be held in April 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
GPC 228, Islah 47, YSP 7, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab
Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 14
Zambia
unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members are
elected by popular vote, 8 members are appointed by the president,
to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 28 September 2006 (next to be held in 2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats not
determined 2
Zimbabwe
bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (93 seats - 60
elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 10 provincial
governors nominated by the president, 16 traditional chiefs elected
by the Council of Chiefs, 2 held by the president and deputy
president of the Council of Chiefs, and 5 appointed by the
president) and a House of Assembly (210 seats - all elected by
popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: last held 28 March 2008 (next to be held in 2013)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.6%,
ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - MDC 30, ZANU-PF 30;
House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.3%, ZANU-PF
45.8%, other 2.9%; seats by party - MDC 109, ZANU-PF 97, other 4
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2102 Life expectancy at birth (years)
Afghanistan
total population: 44.21 years
male: 44.04 years
female: 44.39 years (2008 est.)
Albania
total population: 77.78 years
male: 75.12 years
female: 80.71 years (2008 est.)
Algeria
total population: 73.77 years
male: 72.13 years
female: 75.49 years (2008 est.)
American Samoa
total population: 73.47 years
male: 70.55 years
female: 76.56 years (2008 est.)
Andorra
total population: 82.67 years
male: 80.35 years
female: 85.14 years (2008 est.)
Angola
total population: 37.92 years
male: 36.99 years
female: 38.9 years (2008 est.)
Anguilla
total population: 80.53 years
male: 78.01 years
female: 83.12 years (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
total population: 74.25 years
male: 72.33 years
female: 76.26 years (2008 est.)
Argentina
total population: 76.36 years
male: 73.11 years
female: 79.77 years (2008 est.)
Armenia
total population: 72.4 years
male: 68.79 years
female: 76.55 years (2008 est.)
Aruba
total population: 75.06 years
male: 72.03 years
female: 78.14 years (2008 est.)
Australia
total population: 81.53 years
male: 79.16 years
female: 84.02 years (2008 est.)
Austria
total population: 79.36 years
male: 76.46 years
female: 82.41 years (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan
total population: 66.31 years
male: 62.2 years
female: 71 years (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The
total population: 65.72 years
male: 62.5 years
female: 69 years (2008 est.)
Bahrain
total population: 74.92 years
male: 72.41 years
female: 77.5 years (2008 est.)
Bangladesh
total population: 63.21 years
male: 63.14 years
female: 63.28 years (2008 est.)
Barbados
total population: 73.21 years
male: 71.2 years
female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)
Belarus
total population: 70.34 years
male: 64.63 years
female: 76.4 years (2008 est.)
Belgium
total population: 79.07 years
male: 75.9 years
female: 82.38 years (2008 est.)
Belize
total population: 68.19 years
male: 66.39 years
female: 70.08 years (2008 est.)
Benin
total population: 58.56 years
male: 57.42 years
female: 59.76 years (2008 est.)
Bermuda
total population: 78.3 years
male: 76.15 years
female: 80.48 years (2008 est.)
Bhutan
total population: 65.53 years
male: 64.75 years
female: 66.35 years (2008 est.)
Bolivia
total population: 66.53 years
male: 63.86 years
female: 69.33 years (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
total population: 78.33 years
male: 74.74 years
female: 82.19 years (2008 est.)
Botswana
total population: 50.16 years
male: 51.28 years
female: 49.02 years (2008 est.)
Brazil
total population: 71.71 years
male: 68.15 years
female: 75.45 years (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands
total population: 77.07 years
male: 75.88 years
female: 78.32 years (2008 est.)
Brunei
total population: 75.52 years
male: 73.32 years
female: 77.83 years (2008 est.)
Bulgaria
total population: 72.83 years
male: 69.22 years
female: 76.66 years (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso
total population: 52.55 years
male: 50.67 years
female: 54.49 years (2008 est.)
Burma
total population: 62.94 years
male: 60.73 years
female: 65.28 years (2008 est.)
Burundi
total population: 51.71 years
male: 50.86 years
female: 52.6 years (2008 est.)
Cambodia
total population: 61.69 years
male: 59.65 years
female: 63.83 years (2008 est.)
Cameroon
total population: 53.3 years
male: 52.54 years
female: 54.08 years (2008 est.)
Canada
total population: 81.16 years
male: 78.65 years
female: 83.81 years (2008 est.)
Cape Verde
total population: 71.33 years
male: 67.99 years
female: 74.76 years (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands
total population: 80.32 years
male: 77.68 years
female: 83 years (2008 est.)
Central African Republic
total population: 44.22 years
male: 44.14 years
female: 44.29 years (2008 est.)
Chad
total population: 47.43 years
male: 46.4 years
female: 48.5 years (2008 est.)
Chile
total population: 77.15 years
male: 73.88 years
female: 80.59 years (2008 est.)
China
total population: 73.18 years
male: 71.37 years
female: 75.18 years (2008 est.)
Christmas Island
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Colombia
total population: 72.54 years
male: 68.71 years
female: 76.5 years (2008 est.)
Comoros
total population: 63.1 years
male: 60.72 years
female: 65.55 years (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total population: 53.98 years
male: 52.22 years
female: 55.8 years (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
total population: 53.74 years
male: 52.52 years
female: 55 years (2008 est.)
Cook Islands
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Costa Rica
total population: 77.4 years
male: 74.79 years
female: 80.14 years (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
total population: 54.64 years
male: 53.95 years
female: 55.35 years (2008 est.)
Croatia
total population: 75.13 years
male: 71.49 years
female: 78.97 years (2008 est.)
Cuba
total population: 77.27 years
male: 75.02 years
female: 79.64 years (2008 est.)
Cyprus
total population: 78.15 years
male: 75.75 years
female: 80.67 years (2008 est.)
Czech Republic
total population: 76.62 years
male: 73.34 years
female: 80.08 years (2008 est.)
Denmark
total population: 78.13 years
male: 75.8 years
female: 80.59 years (2008 est.)
Djibouti
total population: 43.31 years
male: 41.89 years
female: 44.77 years (2008 est.)
Dominica
total population: 75.33 years
male: 72.39 years
female: 78.41 years (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic
total population: 73.39 years
male: 71.61 years
female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)
Ecuador
total population: 76.81 years
male: 73.94 years
female: 79.84 years (2008 est.)
Egypt
total population: 71.85 years
male: 69.3 years
female: 74.52 years (2008 est.)
El Salvador
total population: 72.06 years
male: 68.45 years
female: 75.84 years (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
total population: 61.23 years
male: 60.36 years
female: 62.13 years (2008 est.)
Eritrea
total population: 61.38 years
male: 59.35 years
female: 63.46 years (2008 est.)
Estonia
total population: 72.56 years
male: 67.16 years
female: 78.3 years (2008 est.)
Ethiopia
total population: 54.99 years
male: 52.54 years
female: 57.51 years (2008 est.)
European Union
total population: 77.32 years
male: 74 years
female: 80.84 years (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands
total population: 79.29 years
male: 76.86 years
female: 81.89 years (2008 est.)
Fiji
total population: 70.44 years
male: 67.9 years
female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
Finland
total population: 78.82 years
male: 75.31 years
female: 82.46 years (2008 est.)
France
total population: 80.87 years
male: 77.68 years
female: 84.23 years (2008 est.)
French Polynesia
total population: 76.51 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 79.08 years (2008 est.)
Gabon
total population: 53.52 years
male: 52.5 years
female: 54.57 years (2008 est.)
Gambia, The
total population: 54.95 years
male: 53.06 years
female: 56.9 years (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip
total population: 73.16 years
male: 71.6 years
female: 74.83 years (2008 est.)
Georgia
total population: 76.51 years
male: 73.21 years
female: 80.26 years (2008 est.)
Germany
total population: 79.1 years
male: 76.11 years
female: 82.26 years (2008 est.)
Ghana
total population: 59.49 years
male: 58.65 years
female: 60.35 years (2008 est.)
Gibraltar
total population: 80.06 years
male: 77.17 years
female: 83.09 years (2008 est.)
Greece
total population: 79.52 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 82.21 years (2008 est.)
Greenland
total population: 69.46 years
male: 66.81 years
female: 72.25 years (2008 est.)
Grenada
total population: 65.6 years
male: 63.74 years
female: 67.47 years (2008 est.)
Guam
total population: 78.93 years
male: 75.86 years
female: 82.19 years (2008 est.)
Guatemala
total population: 69.99 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 71.86 years (2008 est.)
Guernsey
total population: 80.65 years
male: 77.64 years
female: 83.76 years (2008 est.)
Guinea
total population: 56.58 years
male: 55.12 years
female: 58.08 years (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
total population: 47.52 years
male: 45.71 years
female: 49.39 years (2008 est.)
Guyana
total population: 66.43 years
male: 63.81 years
female: 69.18 years (2008 est.)
Haiti
total population: 57.56 years
male: 55.83 years
female: 59.35 years (2008 est.)
Honduras
total population: 69.37 years
male: 67.81 years
female: 71.01 years (2008 est.)
Hong Kong
total population: 81.77 years
male: 79.07 years
female: 84.69 years (2008 est.)
Hungary
total population: 73.18 years
male: 69 years
female: 77.62 years (2008 est.)
Iceland
total population: 80.55 years
male: 78.43 years
female: 82.76 years (2008 est.)
India
total population: 69.25 years
male: 66.87 years
female: 71.9 years (2008 est.)
Indonesia
total population: 70.46 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 73.07 years (2008 est.)
Iran
total population: 70.86 years
male: 69.39 years
female: 72.4 years (2008 est.)
Iraq
total population: 69.62 years
male: 68.32 years
female: 70.99 years (2008 est.)
Ireland
total population: 78.07 years
male: 75.44 years
female: 80.88 years (2008 est.)
Isle of Man
total population: 78.8 years
male: 75.46 years
female: 82.32 years (2008 est.)
Israel
total population: 80.61 years
male: 78.54 years
female: 82.79 years (2008 est.)
Italy
total population: 80.07 years
male: 77.13 years
female: 83.2 years (2008 est.)
Jamaica
total population: 73.59 years
male: 71.88 years
female: 75.38 years (2008 est.)
Japan
total population: 82.07 years
male: 78.73 years
female: 85.59 years (2008 est.)
Jersey
total population: 79.65 years
male: 77.15 years
female: 82.35 years (2008 est.)
Jordan
total population: 78.71 years
male: 76.19 years
female: 81.39 years (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan
total population: 67.55 years
male: 62.24 years
female: 73.16 years (2008 est.)
Kenya
total population: 56.64 years
male: 56.42 years
female: 56.87 years (2008 est.)
Kiribati
total population: 62.85 years
male: 59.79 years
female: 66.06 years (2008 est.)
Korea, North
total population: 72.2 years
male: 69.45 years
female: 75.08 years (2008 est.)
Korea, South
total population: 78.64 years
male: 75.34 years
female: 82.17 years (2008 est.)
Kuwait
total population: 77.53 years
male: 76.38 years
female: 78.73 years (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
total population: 69.12 years
male: 65.12 years
female: 73.33 years (2008 est.)
Laos
total population: 56.29 years
male: 54.19 years
female: 58.47 years (2008 est.)
Latvia
total population: 71.88 years
male: 66.68 years
female: 77.35 years (2008 est.)
Lebanon
total population: 73.41 years
male: 70.91 years
female: 76.04 years (2008 est.)
Lesotho
total population: 40.17 years
male: 40.97 years
female: 39.34 years (2008 est.)
Liberia
total population: 41.13 years
male: 39.85 years
female: 42.46 years (2008 est.)
Libya
total population: 77.07 years
male: 74.81 years
female: 79.44 years (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein
total population: 79.95 years
male: 76.38 years
female: 83.52 years (2008 est.)
Lithuania
total population: 74.67 years
male: 69.72 years
female: 79.89 years (2008 est.)
Luxembourg
total population: 79.18 years
male: 75.91 years
female: 82.67 years (2008 est.)
Macau
total population: 84.33 years
male: 81.36 years
female: 87.45 years (2008 est.)
Macedonia
total population: 74.45 years
male: 71.95 years
female: 77.13 years (2008 est.)
Madagascar
total population: 62.52 years
male: 60.58 years
female: 64.51 years (2008 est.)
Malawi
total population: 43.45 years
male: 43.74 years
female: 43.15 years (2008 est.)
Malaysia
total population: 73.03 years
male: 70.32 years
female: 75.94 years (2008 est.)
Maldives
total population: 73.72 years
male: 71.55 years
female: 76.01 years (2008 est.)
Mali
total population: 49.94 years
male: 48 years
female: 51.94 years (2008 est.)
Malta
total population: 79.3 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 81.64 years (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands
total population: 70.9 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 73.03 years (2008 est.)
Mauritania
total population: 53.91 years
male: 51.61 years
female: 56.28 years (2008 est.)
Mauritius
total population: 73.75 years
male: 70.28 years
female: 77.4 years (2008 est.)
Mayotte
total population: 62.54 years
male: 60.3 years
female: 64.85 years (2008 est.)
Mexico
total population: 75.84 years
male: 73.05 years
female: 78.78 years (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
total population: 70.65 years
male: 68.79 years
female: 72.61 years (2008 est.)
Moldova
total population: 70.5 years
male: 66.81 years
female: 74.41 years (2008 est.)
Monaco
total population: 79.96 years
male: 76.14 years
female: 83.97 years (2008 est.)
Mongolia
total population: 67.32 years
male: 64.92 years
female: 69.84 years (2008 est.)
Montserrat
total population: 72.6 years
male: 74.66 years
female: 70.44 years (2008 est.)
Morocco
total population: 71.52 years
male: 69.16 years
female: 74 years (2008 est.)
Mozambique
total population: 41.04 years
male: 41.62 years
female: 40.44 years (2008 est.)
Namibia
total population: 49.89 years
male: 50.39 years
female: 49.38 years (2008 est.)
Nauru
total population: 63.81 years
male: 60.2 years
female: 67.6 years (2008 est.)
Nepal
total population: 60.94 years
male: 61.12 years
female: 60.75 years (2008 est.)
Netherlands
total population: 79.25 years
male: 76.66 years
female: 81.98 years (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
total population: 76.45 years
male: 74.15 years
female: 78.87 years (2008 est.)
New Caledonia
total population: 74.75 years
male: 71.76 years
female: 77.88 years (2008 est.)
New Zealand
total population: 80.24 years
male: 78.33 years
female: 82.25 years (2008 est.)
Nicaragua
total population: 71.21 years
male: 69.08 years
female: 73.44 years (2008 est.)
Niger
total population: 44.28 years
male: 44.3 years
female: 44.26 years (2008 est.)
Nigeria
total population: 46.53 years
male: 45.78 years
female: 47.32 years (2008 est.)
Niue
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Norfolk Island
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
total population: 76.5 years
male: 73.89 years
female: 79.26 years (2008 est.)
Norway
total population: 79.81 years
male: 77.16 years
female: 82.6 years (2008 est.)
Oman
total population: 73.91 years
male: 71.64 years
female: 76.29 years (2008 est.)
Pakistan
total population: 64.13 years
male: 63.07 years
female: 65.25 years (2008 est.)
Palau
total population: 71 years
male: 67.82 years
female: 74.36 years (2008 est.)
Panama
total population: 76.88 years
male: 74.08 years
female: 79.81 years (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea
total population: 66 years
male: 63.76 years
female: 68.35 years (2008 est.)
Paraguay
total population: 75.56 years
male: 72.99 years
female: 78.26 years (2008 est.)
Peru
total population: 70.44 years
male: 68.61 years
female: 72.37 years (2008 est.)
Philippines
total population: 70.8 years
male: 67.89 years
female: 73.85 years (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Poland
total population: 75.41 years
male: 71.42 years
female: 79.65 years (2008 est.)
Portugal
total population: 78.04 years
male: 74.78 years
female: 81.53 years (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico
total population: 78.58 years
male: 74.64 years
female: 82.73 years (2008 est.)
Qatar
total population: 75.19 years
male: 73.5 years
female: 76.98 years (2008 est.)
Romania
total population: 72.18 years
male: 68.69 years
female: 75.89 years (2008 est.)
Russia
total population: 65.94 years
male: 59.19 years
female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
Rwanda
total population: 49.76 years
male: 48.56 years
female: 51 years (2008 est.)
Saint Helena
total population: 78.27 years
male: 75.36 years
female: 81.33 years (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
total population: 72.94 years
male: 70.08 years
female: 75.98 years (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia
total population: 76.25 years
male: 73.59 years
female: 79.05 years (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
total population: 78.91 years
male: 76.55 years
female: 81.4 years (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total population: 74.34 years
male: 72.42 years
female: 76.31 years (2008 est.)
Samoa
total population: 71.58 years
male: 68.76 years
female: 74.55 years (2008 est.)
San Marino
total population: 81.88 years
male: 78.43 years
female: 85.64 years (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
total population: 68 years
male: 66.35 years
female: 69.69 years (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia
total population: 76.09 years
male: 74.04 years
female: 78.25 years (2008 est.)
Senegal
total population: 57.08 years
male: 55.7 years
female: 58.5 years (2008 est.)
Serbia
total population: 75.29 years
male: 72.7 years
female: 78.09 years (2008 est.)
Seychelles
total population: 72.6 years
male: 67.27 years
female: 78.1 years (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone
total population: 40.93 years
male: 38.64 years
female: 43.28 years (2008 est.)
Singapore
total population: 81.89 years
male: 79.29 years
female: 84.68 years (2008 est.)
Slovakia
total population: 75.17 years
male: 71.23 years
female: 79.32 years (2008 est.)
Slovenia
total population: 76.73 years
male: 73.04 years
female: 80.66 years (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands
total population: 73.44 years
male: 70.9 years
female: 76.1 years (2008 est.)
Somalia
total population: 49.25 years
male: 47.43 years
female: 51.12 years (2008 est.)
South Africa
total population: 48.89 years
male: 49.63 years
female: 48.15 years (2008 est.)
Spain
total population: 79.92 years
male: 76.6 years
female: 83.45 years (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka
total population: 74.97 years
male: 72.95 years
female: 77.08 years (2008 est.)
Sudan
total population: 50.28 years
male: 49.38 years
female: 51.23 years (2008 est.)
Suriname
total population: 73.48 years
male: 70.76 years
female: 76.39 years (2008 est.)
Svalbard
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Swaziland
total population: 31.99 years
male: 31.69 years
female: 32.3 years (2008 est.)
Sweden
total population: 80.74 years
male: 78.49 years
female: 83.13 years (2008 est.)
Switzerland
total population: 80.74 years
male: 77.91 years
female: 83.71 years (2008 est.)
Syria
total population: 70.9 years
male: 69.53 years
female: 72.35 years (2008 est.)
Taiwan
total population: 77.76 years
male: 74.89 years
female: 80.89 years (2008 est.)
Tajikistan
total population: 64.97 years
male: 61.95 years
female: 68.15 years (2008 est.)
Tanzania
total population: 51.45 years
male: 50.06 years
female: 52.88 years (2008 est.)
Thailand
total population: 72.83 years
male: 70.51 years
female: 75.27 years (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste
total population: 66.94 years
male: 64.6 years
female: 69.39 years (2008 est.)
Togo
total population: 58.28 years
male: 56.2 years
female: 60.43 years (2008 est.)
Tokelau
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
Tonga
total population: 70.44 years
male: 67.9 years
female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
total population: 67 years
male: 66.07 years
female: 67.98 years (2008 est.)
Tunisia
total population: 75.56 years
male: 73.79 years
female: 77.46 years (2008 est.)
Turkey
total population: 73.14 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 75.73 years (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan
total population: 68.6 years
male: 65.53 years
female: 71.82 years (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
total population: 75.19 years
male: 72.91 years
female: 77.59 years (2008 est.)
Tuvalu
total population: 68.97 years
male: 66.7 years
female: 71.36 years (2008 est.)
Uganda
total population: 52.34 years
male: 51.31 years
female: 53.4 years (2008 est.)
Ukraine
total population: 68.06 years
male: 62.24 years
female: 74.24 years (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates
total population: 75.89 years
male: 73.35 years
female: 78.56 years (2008 est.)
United Kingdom
total population: 78.85 years
male: 76.37 years
female: 81.46 years (2008 est.)
United States
total population: 78.14 years
male: 75.29 years
female: 81.13 years (2008 est.)
Uruguay
total population: 76.14 years
male: 72.89 years
female: 79.51 years (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan
total population: 71.69 years
male: 68.69 years
female: 74.87 years (2008 est.)
Vanuatu
total population: 63.61 years
male: 62.04 years
female: 65.27 years (2008 est.)
Venezuela
total population: 73.45 years
male: 70.4 years
female: 76.65 years (2008 est.)
Vietnam
total population: 71.33 years
male: 68.52 years
female: 74.33 years (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands
total population: 78.92 years
male: 75.9 years
female: 82.11 years (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)
West Bank
total population: 74.29 years
male: 72.32 years
female: 76.38 years (2008 est.)
Western Sahara
total population: 53.92 years NA
male: 51.64 years NA
female: 56.31 years NA (2008 est.)
World
total population: 66.26 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 68.35 years (2008 est.)
Yemen
total population: 62.9 years
male: 60.96 years
female: 64.94 years (2008 est.)
Zambia
total population: 38.59 years
male: 38.49 years
female: 38.7 years (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe
total population: 44.28 years
male: 45.08 years
female: 43.46 years (2008 est.)
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@2103 Literacy (%)
Afghanistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)
Albania
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census)
Algeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.6%
female: 60.1% (2002 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: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: 54.2% (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: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)
Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)
Aruba
definition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: 97.1% (2000 census)
Australia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)