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Middle Eastern and North Africa: Education > Adult literacy rate stats

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  • Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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STAT MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN TOTAL MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN AVERAGE DATES
Female 73.99
7% less than average 		2008
Total 80.87
3% less than average 		2008

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Middle East and North African Environment 194 Middle East and North African Lifestyle 11 Middle East and North African Transport 343

Factoid #72

  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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