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Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), uri: databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Detailed documentation is available at: api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics ( UIS ), type: Excel ( bulk file ), date accessed: 2025-09-22, date published: 2025-09
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2018

  • Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
  • Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
  • Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
  • Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
  • Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
  • Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
  • Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

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