Annex table 3: Youth literacy rates, 1985-2008 continued Percentage of youth population that is literate, by age and sex Youth literacy rate (1995-2004)
Youth literacy rate (1985-1994) Region, country or territory
Martinique
Youth literacy rate (20052008)
Percentage of youth population that is literate, by age and sex 1994
Montserrat
99
100 100
**
2004 100 100 100
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
88
88
88
Netherlands Antilles
1992
97
97
97
Puerto Rico
1990
100
100
100
..
..
..
2008
98
98
98
**
2008
85
86
85
**
94
92
93
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Saint Lucia
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
99
99
99
100
100
100
Turks and Caicos Islands
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
United States Virgin Islands
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Central America
92
93
93
95
95
95
96
96
96
77
76
76
..
..
..
Belize
1990
1991
Costa Rica
2004 100 100 100
..
..
..
2000
98
97
98
**
2008
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Trinidad and Tobago
2004
**
**
2008
2008
..
..
..
99
98
98
El Salvador
1992
85
85
85
..
..
..
2008
96
95
96
Guatemala
1994
71
82
76
2002
78
86
82
2008
84
89
86
..
..
..
2001
91
87
89
2007
95
93
94
95
96
95
2004
98
98
98
2008
98
98
98
..
..
..
2001
89
84
86
2005
89
85
87
2000
2008
Honduras Mexico
1990
Nicaragua Panama
1990
South America
95
95
95
93
91
92
96
97
96
98
97
97
96
97
96
98
98
98
Argentina
1991
99
98
98
2001
99
99
99
2008
99
99
99
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
1992
92
96
94
2001
96
99
97
2007
99
100
99
..
..
..
2004
98
96
97
2007
99
97
98
1992
99
98
98
2002
99
99
99
2008
99
99
99
Brazil Chile Colombia
1993
92
89
91
2004
98
98
98
2008
98
98
98
Ecuador
1990
96
97
96
2001
96
96
96
2007
96
95
95
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) French Guiana
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Guyana
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2007
99
99
99
Paraguay
1992
95
96
96
Peru
1993
94
97
95
2004
96
98
97
2007
97
98
97
..
..
..
2004
94
96
95
2008
95
96
95
Suriname Uruguay
1985
99
98
99
1996
99
98
99
2008
99
99
99
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
1990
96
95
95
2001
98
96
97
2007
99
98
98
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