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Adult illiteracy rate 1995
(both sexes, in percentage)


Africa Asia Europe Latin America and the Caribbean Northern America Oceania You may click on regions to view data

Countries from the more developed regions are assumed to have illiteracy rates below 10 per cent.

Map No. 3980.2 United Nations January 1997

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