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The percentage of the population the questioner is referring to depends on the wiliness of the people in power of that country? Any country should try for 90% (or more) of their population should be able to read and write. You could say that the literacy percentage rate of any country depends on Government willingness to provide their children with an education.

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Literacy Rate

The percentage rate of people who can read and write is called the literacy rate.

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The percentage of of a population who can read and write is called the percentage who are literate.

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They are the literacy and numeracy rates. The two are not necessarily the same.

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Rate of Literacy

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It is the literacy rate.

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