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

UNESCO Institute for Statistics ( uis.unesco.org ). Data as of June 2022.
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  • 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 total (% of people ages 15-24)
  • Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
  • Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

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