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Literacy rate (%)

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  • Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
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  • Pupils below minimum reading proficiency at end of primary (%). Low GAML threshold
  • Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number)
  • Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

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