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Literacy rates vs. average years of schooling, 1870 to 2010

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 horizontal
axis measures average number of years of total schooling across all education levels, for the population aged 15-64.

Mean years of schooling24681012Adultliteracyrate,population15+years,bothsexes(%)ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesPakistanPakistanMexicoMexicoEgyptEgyptFranceFranceSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSudanSudanUgandaUgandaNepalNepalMozambiqueMozambiqueSerbiaSerbiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America18702010

Source: Literacy rates (World Bank, CIA World Factbook, and other sources), Lee and Lee (2016)