| Literacy rate (1994) | 93.6% |
| Illiterate population | 2.7 millions |
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| 1. Literacy rate (15 years and above) |
| 1990 | 1994 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | 93.5 | 93.6 | 0.1 |
| Female |
93.2 |
93.2 | 0.0 |
| Male | 93.9 | 94.0 | 0.1 |
| Rural | 92.9 | ... | ... |
| Urban | 96.9 | ... | ... |
| 2. Illiterate population (15 years and above, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1994 | Change | |
| Total | 2,348 | 2,740 | 392 |
| Female |
1,253 |
1,457 | 204 |
| Male | 1,095 | 1,283 | 188 |
| Rural | 1,549 | ... | ... |
| Urban | 375 | ... | ... |
| 3. Literacy rate (15-24 age group) |
| 1990 | 1994 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | 96.8 | 97.3 | 0.5 |
| Female |
96.9 |
97.7 | 0.8 |
| Male | 96.7 | 97.0 | 0.3 |
| Rural | 96.2 | ... | ... |
| Urban | 98.4 | ... | ... |
| 4. Illiterate population (15-24 age group, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1994 | Change | |
| Total | 395 | 386 | -9 |
| Female |
194 |
160 | -34 |
| Male | 201 | 226 | 25 |
| Rural | 284 | ... | ... |
| Urban | 65 | ... | ... |
| 5. Definition of literacy |
| "Literacy" refers to the ability to read and write a simple
message in any language or dialect. (=Simple literacy) "Functional literacy" refers to the ability to read and write with comprehension, as well as to make simple arithmetical calculations in an expanded sense; and the possession of minimum skills needed to carry out simple functions in life and interact with others in society. |
| 6. Literacy target |
| Simple literacy rate from 89.8% (1989) to 98.0% in 2000 Functional literacy rate from 73.2% (1989) to 85.0% in 2000. |
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