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Education Rates
Cuba has been among the most literate
countries in Latin America since well before the Castro revolution, when it
ranked fourth. Since then, Cuba has increased its literacy rate from 76 to
96 percent, which today places it second only to Argentina in Latin America.
This improvement is impressive, but not unique, among Latin American
countries. Panama -- which ranked just behind Cuba in this indicator during
the 1950's -- has matched Cuba's improvement when measured in percentage
terms.
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LATIN AMERICA: LITERACY RATES (A) |
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(PERCENT) |
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LATEST AVAILABLE |
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1950-53 |
1995 |
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ARGENTINA |
87 |
(B) |
96 |
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CUBA |
76 |
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96 |
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CHILE |
81 |
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95 |
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COSTA RICA |
79 |
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95 |
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PARAGUAY |
68 |
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92 |
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COLOMBIA |
62 |
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91 |
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PANAMA |
72 |
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91 |
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ECUADOR |
56 |
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90 |
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BRAZIL |
49 |
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83 |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
43 |
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82 |
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EL SALVADOR |
42 |
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72 |
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GUATEMALA |
30 |
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56 |
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HAITI |
11 |
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45 |
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(A) - DATA FOR 1950-53 ARE AGE 10 AND
OVER. |
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DATA FOR 1995 ARE AGE 15 AND OVER,
REFLECTING |
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A CHANGE IN COMMON USAGE OVER THIS PERIOD. |
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(B) - 1947 DATA, THE LATEST AVAILABLE, ARE |
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FOR AGE 14 AND OVER. |
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SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS. |
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