Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) — World Bank

Name: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) — World Bank
Creator: World Bank Open Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life. Annual country coverage varies; confirm the requested country and years at source.

Source: World Bank Open Data · Domain: education · Region: global
Coverage: 1970–2024 · Grain: country
License: CC BY 4.0 · analysis yes · redistribute yes · AI training likely
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