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Illiteracy rate, according to the Census: total and by sex

Percentage of resident population aged 10 and over who does not know to read or write

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2021

3.1

1970

25.7

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Years	Sex
Years	Total	Males	Females
1960	x	26.6	39.0
1970	25.7	19.7	31.0
1981	18.6	13.7	23.0
1991	11.0	7.7	14.1
2001	9.0	6.3	11.5
2011	┴5.2	┴3.5	┴6.8
2021	3.1	2.1	4.0

Sources/Entities: INE, PORDATA
Last updated: 2023-03-07

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