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Literacy rates of adult males, one-sentence test (DHS) vs. self-reports
(UNESCO), 2017

DHS literacy rates are defined as the percentage of male survey respondents, aged 15 and above, who can read a whole orpart of a sentence showed. UNESCO literacy rates correspond to the percentage of mean, aged 15 and above, who say theycan read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Literacy rate - UNESCO (% of males ages 15 and above)20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Literacy rate - DHS surveys (% of males ages 15 and above)50%AfghanistanAfghanistanIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaKenyaKenyaMaliMaliNigerNigerNigeriaNigeriaPakistanPakistanAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America1.2B1.2BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

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