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Total 17<br />

Teachers Training Colleges (1997)<br />

District<br />

No. of Colleges<br />

Moshi (Rural) 3<br />

Mwanga 1<br />

4.1.8 Literacy:<br />

Literacy level (simply defined as ability to read and write Kiswahili)<br />

is higher in <strong>Kilimanjaro</strong> region than all other regions in the<br />

country. Literacy rate in the region increased steadly over the<br />

years as indicate below.<br />

1960's 60%<br />

1970's 82%<br />

1980's 90%<br />

1994 95%<br />

It is observed in table LXII that the number of illiterate women in<br />

the region in 1995 exceeded the number of men by 11712.<br />

Rombo and Hai districts with illiteracy rate of 10% and 7%<br />

respectively seem to have lagged behind in the race of educating<br />

the adults in the region.<br />

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