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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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Tectonic Plates

Class

Rank

Percent

Class

Rank

Metric tons

Class

Rank

GINI index percentage

Class

Rank

Metric tons

Australian Plate

Arabian Plate

Pacific Plate

Philippine Plate

African Plate

Caribbean Plate

South American Plate

Eurasian Plate

Nazca Plate

Antarctic Plate

Scotia Plate

Indian Plate

North American Plate

97.1%32.5%77.1%55.7%96.0%2.47%
100%46.0%50.2%99.4%
100%
0.288%98.0%17.4%56.6%
84.5%15.6%
0.991%0.324%9.50%97.6%37.8%
30.1%99.2%2.36%1.41%41.3%
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
1.84%99.2%
23.1%78.0%
16.3%85.9%13.0%
63.5%77.4%37.7%
100%
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