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Literacy Rate

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The 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.

World Bank

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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Literacy Rate

Daily Caloric Intake

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

Major Hearths

Lightning Frequency

Class

Rank

Percent

Class

Rank

Kilocalories per day

Value

Major hearth

Secondary hearth

Lightning Frequency

<0.1 flashes/km²/year

0.1 flashes/km²/year

0.2 flashes/km²/year

0.4 flashes/km²/year

0.6 flashes/km²/year

0.8 flashes/km²/year

1 flash/km²/year

2 flashes/km²/year

4 flashes/km²/year

6 flashes/km²/year

8 flashes/km²/year

10 flashes/km²/year

20 flashes/km²/year

30 flashes/km²/year

40 flashes/km²/year

50 flashes/km²/year

20.4%67.4%15.1%30.3%22.7%52.6%7.74%32.7%5.53%4.45%9.44%6.83%39.4%
100%100%15.1%67.2%45.9%26.8%14.7%6.37%44.8%93.0%
5.80%7.60%4.33%26.6%15.8%7.28%8.72%2.35%2.32%1.67%
3.31%1.87%1.16%3.65%4.71%4.26%4.15%9.26%17.0%8.53%6.60%5.49%
2.10%1.67%1.60%1.48%1.34%1.11%3.60%5.53%4.00%25.4%38.0%20.3%
31.0%21.5%17.3%8.98%3.29%4.08%6.39%29.7%40.9%31.2%25.3%8.77%
26.8%2.68%8.60%6.04%3.71%5.92%1.57%3.05%3.09%3.87%4.93%5.26%5.91%13.8%19.8%5.11%3.84%
11.1%98.9%3.24%1.35%96.5%31.1%1.38%1.56%62.1%4.45%11.4%4.35%2.51%14.9%
30.0%9.32%11.5%4.66%3.40%1.85%3.59%2.24%3.35%2.96%1.28%4.57%9.37%22.0%7.24%
22.1%1.25%1.32%4.02%3.58%8.55%14.7%15.8%6.42%7.41%2.53%3.95%
4.47%4.35%15.9%7.32%32.2%31.8%5.04%10.7%3.03%
30.6%12.0%31.7%11.7%12.7%6.62%6.53%6.41%16.2%14.9%7.42%3.86%2.24%5.63%8.03%
23.8%3.79%2.30%5.33%6.17%7.60%3.98%11.7%11.2%9.14%9.23%8.67%16.2%20.9%16.6%20.0%41.7%
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