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schools, has contributed <strong>to</strong> the decline in primary<br />
6 completion rate.<br />
Literacy Rate, 15-24 Years Old<br />
The over 90% implementation <strong>of</strong> Mass Literacy<br />
Programme is expected <strong>to</strong> help improve the<br />
literacy rate <strong>of</strong> 15-24 year old from 6 out <strong>of</strong> 10<br />
students <strong>to</strong> 8 out <strong>of</strong> 10. The policy environment<br />
was supportive <strong>of</strong> the progress made on this goal.<br />
The National Bureau <strong>of</strong> Statistics collaborated<br />
with the National Commission for Mass Literacy,<br />
Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) and<br />
Figure 14: National Literacy Rate among Adults<br />
English Language (%) Any Language (%)<br />
Male 65.1 79.3<br />
Female 50.6 63.7<br />
Overall 57.9 71.6<br />
conducted a sample survey. The result showed that<br />
the rates for males are higher than that <strong>of</strong> females<br />
and literacy rates are higher in urban areas than in<br />
the rural areas. Among the six geo-political zones<br />
in the country, South East had the highest literacy<br />
rate in English, while South West had the highest<br />
in any language. North West had the lowest<br />
literacy rate in English language, while North<br />
Central had the lowest in any language.<br />
The highlight <strong>of</strong> the findings showed the<br />
following:<br />
Figure 15: National Literacy Rate among Youth (15-24<br />
Year-Olds)<br />
English Language (%) Any Language (%)<br />
Male 81.0 89.4<br />
Female 71.4 81.6<br />
Overall 76.3 85.6<br />
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