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Botswana

Literacy Rate

86.82
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

92
Zimbabwe88.69
93
Honduras88.51
94
Swaziland88.42
95
Jamaica88.1
96
Vanuatu87.51
97
Botswana86.82
98
Cape Verde86.79
99
Zambia86.75
100
Libya86.1
101
Guyana85.64
102
Iraq85.6

Africa Ranking

5
Namibia91.53
6
Mauritius91.33
7
Ivory Coast89.89
8
Zimbabwe88.69
9
Swaziland88.42
10
Botswana86.82
11
Cape Verde86.79
12
Zambia86.75
13
Libya86.1
14
Gabon84.67
15
Kenya81.53

Definition of Literacy Rate

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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