Adult literacy rate, 2021
The share of adults aged 15 and older who can both read and write.
1970
2021
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- Literacy rate in adult men
- Literacy rate in adult women
- Literacy rate of young men and women
- Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita
- Literacy rates, adult female, one-sentence test (DHS) vs. self-reports (UNESCO)
- Literacy rates, adult male, one-sentence test (DHS) vs. self-reports (UNESCO)
- Youth literacy rate, female
- Youth literacy rate, male