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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-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015). [1]
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of literates in the age group 15–24. UNESCO updates this data every year. ... Africa: 95.59: 95.65-2015 ... United States ...
The global literacy rate among adults in countries touched by conflict was 69% in 2010 compared to 85% in peaceful countries. Twenty states in sub-Saharan Africa have been touched by conflict since 1999. [ 92 ]
The overall literacy rate of the population older than 10 is 46%, with the overall male literacy rate of 65% much higher than the female rate of 25%. Urban areas have higher rates, with an average 69% (male: 81%, female: 54%), while rural areas have lower rates, with an average 45% (male: 64%, female: 23%). 37% of those older than 15 are literate.
As a result of government investment in education, the average of educational attainment of the labor force increased. Though mostly regarded as a symbol of national achievement rather than a financial goal, high literacy rates had more than doubled in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa in the period spanning from 1960 to 1995.
The Education and Literacy Department is a key division of the Government of Sindh, Pakistan, responsible for overseeing the provincial's education system.Its primary role is to manage educational affairs within Sindh and coordinate with the Federal Government and donor agencies to promote education.
For 2004–05, the city's literacy rate was estimated at 65.26%, 4th Highest in Pakistan after Lahore, Islamabad & Rawalpindi, [citation needed] with a GER of 111%, highest in Sindh. [ 13 ] See also
At the time of the 2017 census, Naushahro Feroze district had 275,800 households and a population of 1,612,047. Naushahro Feroze had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 53.83%: 66.22% for males and 40.73% for females. 379,233 (23.52%) lived in urban areas. 500,373 (31.04%) were under 10 years of age. [7]