Annex table 3: Youth literacy rates, 1985-2008 continued Percentage of youth population that is literate, by age and sex Youth literacy rate (1985-1994) Region, country or territory
Youth literacy rate (1995-2004)
Youth literacy rate (20052008)
Percentage of youth population that is literate, by age and sex
Tuvalu
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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) database (June 2010). Available from http://stats.uis.unesco.org.
Notes: Two dots (..) indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported. * The regional averages presented in this table are calculated using the population weighted average of the latest available observed data point for each respective decade or the UIS 2008 GALP estimate for the country or territory without any observed data point for each decade. UIS estimates have been used for countries with missing data. ** UIS estimation. *** These averages are for the United Nations Statistical Division regional groupings. Explanatory Note: Data in the UNESCO Institute of Statistics literacy table are for the reference periods 1985-1994, 19952004 and 2005-2008. Data are for the most recent year available during the period specified. Most of these data are obtained from national surveys and censuses undertaken during these reference periods unless otherwise indicated in the last column of the table. Refer to the list of literacy definitions (http://www.uis. unesco.org/glossary/), along with other metadata, when interpreting the data. population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2009), World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision (advanced Excel tables). The population estimate used corresponds to the reference year between 2005 and 2008.
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