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Illiteracy rates by world region 2015

The illiteracy rate among all adults (over 15-year-olds) from 2005 to 2015 , by world region

The data displays the illiteracy rate (proportion of illiterate people among all over 15-year-olds) from 2005 to 2015, by world regions. The illiteracy rate was 29,7% in South Asia. Adult illiteracy rate is defined as the percentage of the population ages 15 and older who can not read or write.

Arab States	19.3
East Asia and the Pacific	4.3
Europe and Central Asia	1.9
Latin America and the Caribbean	6.8
South Asia	29.7
Sub-Saharan Africa	35.7

Illiteracy rates by world region 2015

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