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Literacy vs. Income

As literacy rises, so does income

David White | Monday, July 19, 2021

This bar graph illustrates the relationship between income and literacy rates among various countries. The underlying data was released by the United Nations.

It’s clear from the data that income correlates with a country’s literacy rate. Upper-middle income countries have a 93% literacy rate. In contrast, the literacy rate in low-middle income countries is only 57%.