Federal Reserve Economic Data

Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (SEADTLITRZSHPC)

2024: 66.63364
Updated: Oct 8, 2025 4:02 PM CDT
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2024:  66.63364  
2023:  66.29688  
2022:  65.86655  
2021:  65.42218  
2020:  64.95925  
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Units:

Percent of People Ages 15 and Above,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

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Notes

Source: World Bank  

Release: World Development Indicators  

Units:  Percent of People Ages 15 and Above, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Notes:

Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, 'literacy' also encompasses 'numeracy', the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

Nations that are included in this data series are listed at https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519

Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

Suggested Citation:

World Bank, Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries [SEADTLITRZSHPC], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SEADTLITRZSHPC, .

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