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Glossary Term

Youth Literacy Rate

The youth literacy rate is the percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, literacy also encompasses numeracy, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

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UNESCO-UIS. (2014). UIS Glossary.

Related Glossary terms

Youth and Adolescents Adult Literacy Rate Literacy Rate Literacy Functional Literacy Numeracy Data Data Collection

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