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Adult literacy rate in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2020, by gender

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Release date

March 2022

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Literate people are those who can "read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life".

Figures have been rounded.

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Adult literacy rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 2000-2020, by gender

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Mar 19, 2022
In 2020, **** percent of people aged 15 years and above in Sub-Saharan Africa were able to read and write a simple statement. The adult literacy rate varied, however, according to gender. While **** percent of males were literate, the share among females was measured at **** percent. Overall, the literate population has been slowly growing in the region, with the prevalence of a wide gender gap.
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