? most literate country in the world (homes, to buy, wages)

[Alberto E]

I have wonder which country is most literate and has the least need for low paying wages employees . If most of its population is well educated,professional,economically stable,working/retired,etc,etc.Who does all the menial jobs ? where do they ship the laborers from ? Someone has to do the dirty jobs, WE,the kings and queens on this Land can not do it! Soooo......how do they do it? do they have controlled import of laborers? are they cleared for disease,pregnancy,( and now terrorism )etc.prior to be imported ? DO THIS PLACES EXIST on earth ? WHERE ?.......maybe Switzerland ?

[HappyandMarried]

According to BookSpot dot com,
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Which countries are the most literate?

Andorra, Australia, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg all have 100% literacy rates.

The U.S. has a literacy rate of 97%.

The country with the lowest literacy rate is Niger, at 13.6%.

[elfyum]

According to my manager (who just LOVES to mention it ) Kerala, India has 100% literacy...

[FistFightingHairdresser]

Originally Posted by Alberto E

I have wonder which country is most literate and has the least need for low paying wages employees . If most of its population is well educated,professional,economically stable,working/retired,etc,etc.Who does all the menial jobs ? where do they ship the laborers from ? Someone has to do the dirty jobs, WE,the kings and queens on this Land can not do it! Soooo......how do they do it? do they have controlled import of laborers? are they cleared for disease,pregnancy,( and now terrorism )etc.prior to be imported ? DO THIS PLACES EXIST on earth ? WHERE ?.......maybe Switzerland ?

Finland most likely. They have a highly educated population, excellent public services, and less need to import labor than most industrialized countries.

[bbe]

Hi from Australia,
Yes we have pretty good (excellent) literary rates, but at the moment we have a huge shortage of trades people. That is - electricians, plumbers, boilermakers (welders), carpenters/builders.

The government is generously giving new apprentices $800 to buy tools to try to attract the young folk to trade apprentices, but it's a bit like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted. What are we supposed to do for 4 yrs while these apprentices are trained? The answer is to pay big money to attract the qualified trades people to get the job done.

We are also crying out for unskilled people for the fruit picking season. Check out the Aussie Government job website under Harvest Trail: https://jobsearch.gov.au/Login/Login.aspx?WHCode=0

Australia's a great place to work, visit and live. Hope you can come on down and take a look at our vast brown land one day. We have a casual lifestye, heaps of beaches, and lots of sights to see. The capital cities of each State are the hubs of commercial activity, but regional areas are many and certainly worth considering to get a taste of the country life. There are only 20million people here, and most of us are friendly.

To the lady who was looking for baby boomers... you'll find most of ours touring our highways and remote areas in their Winebagos, motor homes, and caravans. We call them the Grey Nomads. (I'm one of them, but I don't get away as much as I'd like to).

Best Wishes from Australia,
Sharon

[sunrico90]

Included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2005. See link for complete list.

Rank-- Country--- Literacy rate
1 Australia 99.9
1 Austria 99.9
1 Belgium 99.9
1 Canada 99.9
1 Czech Republic 99.9
1 Denmark 99.9
1 Finland 99.9
1 France 99.9
1 Germany 99.9
1 Iceland 99.9
1 Ireland 99.9
1 Japan 99.9
1 Luxembourg 99.9
1 Netherlands 99.9
1 New Zealand 99.9
1 Norway 99.9
1 Sweden 99.9
1 Switzerland 99.9
1 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9
1 United Kingdom 99.9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._literacy_rate

[ArrowThruTheMoon]

Highest GDP is in Luxemburg. That usually qualifies all the aspects you are looking for. When I went there, I was suprised how well off everyone is. The waiter who was serving me, earned almost as much as my then boss in Vienna, Austria. Go figure! Everyone speaks at least 2-3 languages in Luxemburg. Mind you, I have also seen the dirties toilet in that country, and I have been to Romania...

[geos]

Originally Posted by elfyum

According to my manager (who just LOVES to mention it ) Kerala, India has 100% literacy...

That's surprising. I was in Kerela for a month. It's pretty hard to believe all the people sleeping in the gutter (of which I saw quite a few) are literate. There's a clear distinction between classes that even a complete outsider could spot. I wonder just how literate the lower casts are.

[outsider1]

Japan! ..... if you excluding all those English-teaching expats

[stevo6]

I'm not sure you can equate literacy with the need to import labor. Switzerland for example has very tight control of immigration. By and large the service jobs, and definitely the blue collar jobs, are being performed by Swiss. As a result there is a high cost of living but also a huge middle class. The well educated professional Swiss lives a fairly modest life. I think that is true of most of Europe.