Literacy rates vs. average years of schooling
The vertical axis measures literacy rates for population aged 15 and older, combining data from a number of sources (see sources tab for more details). The horizontalaxis measures average number of years of total schooling across all education levels, for the population aged 15-64.
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- Adult literacy rate
- 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