The rate of adult literacy as share of the country's population 15 years and above in Nigeria stood at 70.41 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the rate of adult literacy rose by 14.96 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.
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