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Catalog of Indicators Education 55 Name of indicator: Literacy rate or illiteracy rate Definition: The literacy rate is the percentage of population of a given age range who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. Illiteracy is defined as the percentage of the population of a given age range who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. [6] Description: To show the accumulated achievement of primary education and literacy programmes in imparting basic literacy skills to the population, thereby enabling them to apply such skills in daily life and to continue learning and communicating using the written word. Literacy represents a potential for further intellectual growth and contribution to economic-­‐socio-­cultural development of society. Sector: Education Subsector: Literacy and, Literacy, Gender disparities in education Sources: [1] Indicators of Sustainable Development: Guidelines and Methodologies. United Nation of Economic and Social Affairs. 2007. [2] Indicator Code Book. World Health Statistics -­‐ World Health Statistics indicators. World Health Organization. 2011. [3]Tools and indicators for gender impact analysis, monitoring and evaluation. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 2002. [4]Development Indicators Reference Manual: CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. Asian Development Bank. 2004. [5]KEY INDICATORS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2010. Asian Development Bank. 2010. [6] Education Indicators: Technical guidelines. United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2009. [7] MDG 2, Goal 2.3 Literacy rate of 15-­‐24 year-­‐olds, women and men. UN Unit of measuring: Percentage Formula: LIT t a= L ta×100 tP aFormula explained: Divide the number of literates of a given age range by the corresponding age group population and multiply the result by 100. Alternatively, apply the same method using the number of illiterates to derive the illiteracy rate; or by subtracting the literacy rate from