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101 Interesting Facts About Canada ~ Literacy


lit·er·a·cy
/ˈlidərəsē,ˈlitrəsē/
noun
  1. the ability to read and write.
    Similar:
    ability to read and write
    reading/writing ability
    reading/writing proficiency
    learning
    book learning
    education
    scholarship
    schooling
    letters
    Opposite:
    illiteracy
    • competence or knowledge in a specified area.
      "wine literacy can't be taught in three hours"

Canada's literacy rate is over 99%.

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.

Canada literacy rate for 2018 was 99.00%, a 0% increase from 2015.

Canada literacy rate for 2015 was 99.00%, a 0% increase from 2010.

Canada literacy rate for 2010 was 99.00%, a 0% increase from 2005.

Canada literacy rate for 2005 was 99.00%, a 0% increase from 2000.

(https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/CAN/canada/literacy-rate#:~:text=Adult%20literacy%20rate%20is%20the,a%200%25%20increase%20from%202015.)

Would you like to know what countries have near perfect literacy rates?  Check this out https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-highest-literacy-rates-in-the-world.html

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