The Gambia - 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.39 |
| 2013 | 56.12 |
| 2015 | 64.45 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.34 |
| 2013 | 65.98 |
| 2015 | 70.74 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.56 |
| 2013 | 60.78 |
| 2015 | 67.16 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.06 |
| 2013 | 33.58 |
| 2015 | 41.58 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.98 |
| 2013 | 51.42 |
| 2015 | 61.77 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.82 |
| 2013 | 41.95 |
| 2015 | 50.78 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
