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Adult literacy rates, 2015

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Definitions may differ in some countries. See source for more details.

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Source: Literacy rates - WDI, CIA World Factbook, & other sources