Federal Reserve Economic Data

Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Low and Middle Income Countries (SEADTLITRZSLMY)

2024: 85.66942
Updated: Oct 8, 2025 4:02 PM CDT
Next Release Date: Not Available
2024:  85.66942  
2023:  85.45383  
2022:  85.21978  
2021:  84.93487  
2020:  84.71539  
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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 http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups

Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

Suggested Citation:

World Bank, Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Low and Middle Income Countries [SEADTLITRZSLMY], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SEADTLITRZSLMY, .

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