Literate and illiterate world population
Among people aged 15 and older.
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- Access to basic education: Almost 60 million children of primary school age are not in school
- Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
- Global Education
- How is literacy measured?
- Literacy
Charts
- 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