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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

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2000

Ethnic Groups (Iraq and Iran)

Class

Rank

Percent

Class

Rank

People per square kilometer

Value

Value

Azeri

Baluchi

Kurd

Persian

Shiite Arab

Sunni Arab

Shiite and Sunni Arab

Sparsely populated

1.02%10.7%7.45%35.3%6.77%13.7%1.03%2.77%
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