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Adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia

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The adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia has reached 97.6%, which is a 2.3% (2.4%) compared to 2017.
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Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1970 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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97.2%
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0.7%
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0%
(2022)
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6 years
0 years
(2023)
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81.8%
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Saudi Arabia Adult literacy rate between 1992 and 2020
Period Adult literacy rate Change
2020 97.6% +2.3%
2017 95.3% +0.9%
2013 94.4% +11.6%
2004 82.9% +3.5%
2000 79.4% +8.5%
1992 70.8%
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