Rank | Country | Illiteracy rate (%) |
1 | Afghanistan | 72 |
2 | Pakistan | 50 |
3 | Mauritania | 49 |
4 | Morocco | 48 |
5 | Yemen | 46 |
6 | Sudan | 39 |
7 | Djibouti | 32 |
8 | Algeria | 30 |
9 | Iraq | 26 |
10 | Tunisia | 25.7 |
11 | Egypt | 28 |
12 | Comoros | 25 |
13 | Syria | 19 |
14 | Oman | 18 |
15 | Iran | 17.6 |
16 | Saudi Arabia | 17.1 |
17 | Libya | 16 |
18 | Bahrain | 13 |
19 | Turkey | 12.6 |
20 | Lebanon | 12 |
21 | U.A.E. | 11.3 |
22 | Qatar | 11 |
23 | Jordan | 9 |
24 | Palestine | 8 |
25 | Kuwait | 7 |
26 | Cyprus | 3.2 |
27 | Israel | 3 |
28 | Azerbaijan | 1.2 |
29 | Armenia | 1 |
Sources: United Nations, 2009 World Almanac, The Economist |
from http://middleeast.about.com/od/middleeast101/a/me090425b.htm
Actually, strike my last post. I questioned how Israel could have such a low rate. It does not, according to other sources. The whole table is called into question after that. Apologies.
Ah, strike my strike. It is showing illiteracy rates. DOUBLE BAD. All mine. Long day already.