Dem. Rep. Congo - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.09 |
| 2007 | 53.25 |
| 2012 | 76.66 |
| 2016 | 79.71 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 77.98 |
| 2007 | 78.94 |
| 2012 | 91.05 |
| 2016 | 90.96 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.42 |
| 2007 | 65.78 |
| 2012 | 83.60 |
| 2016 | 84.99 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.06 |
| 2007 | 46.10 |
| 2012 | 62.92 |
| 2016 | 66.50 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.92 |
| 2007 | 76.92 |
| 2012 | 87.91 |
| 2016 | 88.52 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 67.17 |
| 2007 | 61.21 |
| 2012 | 75.02 |
| 2016 | 77.04 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
