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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
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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Namibian Sun 2025-01-15

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