[Rescis]

Do you have a source for that? While still in definite need of improvement, the highest number for illiteracy I can find is 40%, and that is for adults exclusively.

[selimthegrim]

47% in 2003 according to https://books.google.com/books?id=v1x2cbHvULAC&pg=PA35&lpg=P...

The state of affairs may have improved in the interim