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Literacy Rate
WorldPopulationSocial / HealthThe percentage of the population, age 15 years or older, who has the ability to read, write, and use arithmetic. Some countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia do not report these rates to UNESCO.
A world map shows literacy rates. Dark purple (more than 98 percent): Russia, Argentina, Poland, Ukraine, and Mongolia. Purple to light purple (70 to 98 percent): China, Brazil, India. Very light purple (less than 70 percent): Countries in central Africa.
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Class | Rank | Percent | Value | Specialty crop or livestock farming | Mixed farming | Commercial wheat and other small grain farming | Dairy farming | General farming | Livestock ranching | Mediterranean agriculture (with irrigation) | |
| 12.9% | 6.55% | 3.33% | 2.74% | 3.63% | 24.9% | 1.60% | |||||
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