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Adult Literacy Rate
Adult literacy rate refers to the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can with understanding read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
 
Persons who cannot read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life are illiterate.

Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization