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91% of Namibians able to read and write - ministry

Readathon fosters a culture of reading

Namibia's literacy rate has increased by 26 percentage points between independence and last year.

Aldo Horn

2 Month Ago - 2024-09-10 00:00:00

The percentage of Namibians able to read and write has risen from around 65% in 1990 to 82% in 2000 and 89% in 2011, with an estimated 91% of Namibians now classified as literate, ...

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