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Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Republic of the Gambia (SEADTLITRZSGMB)

Observation:

2013: 41.95005  
Updated: Apr 25, 2018

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Percent of People Ages 15 and Above,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

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(a) Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Republic of the Gambia, Percent of People Ages 15 and Above, Not Seasonally Adjusted (SEADTLITRZSGMB)
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.

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Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

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(a) Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Republic of the Gambia, Percent of People Ages 15 and Above, Not Seasonally Adjusted (SEADTLITRZSGMB)
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.

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Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Republic of the Gambia

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Title Release Dates
Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Republic of the Gambia 2014-09-17 2018-04-20
 
Source    
World Bank 2014-09-17 2018-04-20
 
Release    
World Development Indicators 2014-09-17 2018-04-20
 
Units    
Percent of People Ages 15 and Above 2014-09-17 2018-04-20
 
Frequency    
Annual 2014-09-17 2018-04-20
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2014-09-17 2018-04-20
 
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.

World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

2014-09-17 2018-04-20
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