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What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate?

Literacy data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) showed that 59.3% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Nigeria were literate, compared to 70.9% for men. This data was from the 2016/17 multi-indicator cluster survey. 

A person was considered literate if they could read a short, simple sentence about everyday life or if they attended secondary or higher education.

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