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This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015), and sub ...
Literacy rates as %age of population by States and Union territories State or UT Census 2011 [2] NSC survey (2017) [3]; Average Male Female Average Male Female India 74.04
The state with the highest percentage of people having a bachelor's degree or higher educational attainment was Massachusetts at 50.6%, and the lowest was West Virginia at 24.1%. The District of Columbia had a percentage significantly higher than that of any U.S. state at 63.0%. [1]
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of literates in the age group 15–24. UNESCO updates this data every year. The table below contains the data published for the year 2015 by UNESCO . [1] * indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
with lowest economic class based on the World Bank's international poverty lines of $2.15 and $3.65 a day Country Region World Bank Income group (2024) Extremely poor: Less than $2.15 a day Moderately poor: $2.15 to less than $3.65 a day Not extremely or moderately poor: $3.65 or above a day Afghanistan: South Asia Low income
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According to UNESCO, Afghanistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. As of 2020, over 10 million youth and adults are illiterate. However, since 2016, the country has made significant progress. While in 2016–2017 the literacy rate was 34.8%, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics recently confirmed that it has increased to 43%.
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