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South Africa: Literacy rate, ages 65 and above, total (%)

The data set Literacy rate, ages 65 and above, total for South Africa contains data from the year 1975 to 2013.

In South Africa in the year 2012 69.1 %

Definition: Elderly (65+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 65 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 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

All countries: Literacy rate, ages 65 and above, total (%)

Land Literacy rate, ages 65 and above, total (%)
Korea, North 100
Latvia 99.9
Lithuania 99.8
Estonia 99.7
Cuba 99.2
Russia 99.2
Slovenia 98.9
Georgia 98.8
Kazakhstan 98.7
Belarus 98.6
Azerbaijan 98.2
Tonga 98
Bulgaria 97.5
Ukraine 97.5
Hungary 97.2
Croatia 97.1
Uruguay 96.8
Armenia 96.8
Romania 96.8
Chile 95.3
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