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| Country | Year | Literacy | GDP - per capita (PPP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2003 | 9.7 | 800 |
| Burkina Faso | 2003 | 16.6 | 1100 |
| Iraq | 2003 | 24.4 | 1500 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2003 | 27.4 | 800 |
| Nepal | 2003 | 27.6 | 1400 |
| Yemen | 2003 | 30 | 800 |
| Pakistan | 2003 | 30.6 | 2100 |
| Senegal | 2003 | 30.7 | 1600 |
| Bangladesh | 2003 | 31.8 | 1900 |
| Mauritania | 2003 | 31.9 | 1800 |
| Mozambique | 2003 | 32.7 | 1200 |
| Gambia, The | 2003 | 32.8 | 1700 |
| Bhutan | 2003 | 34 | 1400 |
| Ethiopia | 2003 | 35.1 | 700 |
| Laos | 2003 | 38.1 | 1700 |
| Chad | 2003 | 39.3 | 1200 |
| Morocco | 2003 | 39.4 | 4000 |
| Mali | 2003 | 39.6 | 900 |
| Central African Republic | 2003 | 39.9 | 1100 |
| Liberia | 2003 | 41.6 | 1000 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2003 | 43.6 | 1400 |
| Burundi | 2003 | 45.2 | 600 |
| Egypt | 2003 | 46.9 | 4000 |
| Togo | 2003 | 46.9 | 1500 |
| India | 2003 | 48.3 | 2900 |
| Malawi | 2003 | 49.8 | 600 |
| Sudan | 2003 | 50.5 | 1900 |
| Haiti | 2003 | 51.2 | 1600 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2003 | 55.1 | 700 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2003 | 59.3 | 2200 |
| Cambodia | 2003 | 60.3 | 1900 |
| Uganda | 2003 | 60.4 | 1400 |
| Nigeria | 2003 | 60.6 | 900 |
| Algeria | 2003 | 61 | 6000 |
| Madagascar | 2003 | 62.5 | 800 |
| Guatemala | 2003 | 63.3 | 4100 |
| Syria | 2003 | 64 | 3300 |
| Tunisia | 2003 | 64.4 | 6900 |
| Rwanda | 2003 | 64.7 | 1300 |
| Ghana | 2003 | 67.1 | 2200 |
| Oman | 2003 | 67.2 | 13100 |
| Nicaragua | 2003 | 67.8 | 2300 |
| Tanzania | 2003 | 70.7 | 600 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2003 | 70.8 | 11800 |
| Libya | 2003 | 72 | 6400 |
| Iran | 2003 | 73 | 7000 |
| Cameroon | 2003 | 73.4 | 1800 |
| Zambia | 2003 | 74.8 | 800 |
| Honduras | 2003 | 76.3 | 2600 |
| El Salvador | 2003 | 77.7 | 4800 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 2003 | 78.4 | 700 |
| Turkey | 2003 | 78.7 | 6700 |
| China | 2003 | 78.8 | 5000 |
| Albania | 2003 | 79.5 | 4500 |
| Kenya | 2003 | 79.7 | 1000 |
| Swaziland | 2003 | 80.8 | 4900 |
| Bolivia | 2003 | 81.6 | 2400 |
| Kuwait | 2003 | 81.7 | 19000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2003 | 81.7 | 23200 |
| Lebanon | 2003 | 82.2 | 4800 |
| Botswana | 2003 | 82.4 | 9000 |
| Mauritius | 2003 | 82.7 | 11400 |
| Namibia | 2003 | 83.7 | 7200 |
| Indonesia | 2003 | 84.1 | 3200 |
| Dominican Republic | 2003 | 84.8 | 6000 |
| Bahrain | 2003 | 85 | 16900 |
| Qatar | 2003 | 85 | 21500 |
| Malaysia | 2003 | 85.4 | 9000 |
| South Africa | 2003 | 85.7 | 10700 |
| Jordan | 2003 | 86.3 | 4300 |
| Brazil | 2003 | 86.6 | 7600 |
| Peru | 2003 | 86.8 | 5100 |
| Zimbabwe | 2003 | 87.2 | 1900 |
| West Bank | 2003 | 87.4 | 1100 |
| Gaza Strip | 2003 | 87.4 | 600 |
| Brunei | 2003 | 88.5 | 23600 |
| Singapore | 2003 | 89.7 | 23700 |
| Sri Lanka | 2003 | 90 | 3700 |
| Hong Kong | 2003 | 90.5 | 28800 |
| Mexico | 2003 | 90.5 | 9000 |
| Ecuador | 2003 | 91 | 3300 |
| Portugal | 2003 | 91.3 | 18000 |
| Jamaica | 2003 | 91.6 | 3900 |
| Fiji | 2003 | 91.9 | 5800 |
| Panama | 2003 | 91.9 | 6300 |
| Macau | 2003 | 92 | 19400 |
| Vietnam | 2003 | 92.3 | 2500 |
| Colombia | 2003 | 92.6 | 6300 |
| Paraguay | 2003 | 93 | 4700 |
| Venezuela | 2003 | 93.1 | 4800 |
| Malta | 2003 | 93.6 | 17700 |
| Israel | 2003 | 93.6 | 19800 |
| Dominica | 2003 | 94 | 5500 |
| Lesotho | 2003 | 94.5 | 3000 |
| Thailand | 2003 | 94.6 | 7400 |
| Philippines | 2003 | 95.8 | 4600 |
| Costa Rica | 2003 | 96.1 | 9100 |
| Chile | 2003 | 96.1 | 9900 |
| Bahamas, The | 2003 | 96.5 | 16700 |
| Greece | 2003 | 96.5 | 20000 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2003 | 96.8 | 11400 |
| Cuba | 2003 | 96.9 | 2900 |
| Korea, South | 2003 | 97 | 17800 |
| Argentina | 2003 | 97.1 | 11200 |
| Spain | 2003 | 97.2 | 22000 |
| Romania | 2003 | 97.7 | 7000 |
| Croatia | 2003 | 97.8 | 10600 |
| Armenia | 2003 | 98 | 3500 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2003 | 98 | 9500 |
| Martinique | 2003 | 98.1 | 14400 |
| Azerbaijan | 2003 | 98.2 | 3400 |
| Bulgaria | 2003 | 98.2 | 7600 |
| Italy | 2003 | 98.3 | 26700 |
| Uruguay | 2003 | 98.4 | 12800 |
| Guyana | 2003 | 98.5 | 4000 |
| Moldova | 2003 | 98.7 | 1800 |
| Mongolia | 2003 | 99 | 1800 |
| Netherlands | 2003 | 99 | 28600 |
| New Zealand | 2003 | 99 | 21600 |
| Uzbekistan | 2003 | 99 | 1700 |
| United States | 2003 | 99 | 37800 |
| United Kingdom | 2003 | 99 | 27700 |
| Switzerland | 2003 | 99 | 32700 |
| Sweden | 2003 | 99 | 26800 |
| Czech Republic | 2003 | 99 | 15700 |
| France | 2003 | 99 | 27600 |
| Germany | 2003 | 99 | 27600 |
| Iceland | 2003 | 99 | 30900 |
| Australia | 2003 | 99 | 29000 |
| Belgium | 2003 | 99 | 29100 |
| Denmark | 2003 | 99 | 31100 |
| Ireland | 2003 | 99 | 29600 |
| Canada | 2003 | 99 | 29800 |
| Tajikistan | 2003 | 99.1 | 1000 |
| Hungary | 2003 | 99.3 | 13900 |
| Belarus | 2003 | 99.5 | 6100 |
| Russia | 2003 | 99.5 | 8900 |
| Slovenia | 2003 | 99.6 | 19000 |
| Ukraine | 2003 | 99.6 | 5400 |
| Lithuania | 2003 | 99.6 | 11400 |
| Poland | 2003 | 99.7 | 11100 |
| Latvia | 2003 | 99.8 | 10200 |
| Estonia | 2003 | 99.8 | 12300 |