🔴 📖 Two centuries ago, only 1 in 10 adults could read. Today, it’s almost 9 in 10

“That means more than 5 billion people can read and write today, compared to fewer than 100 million two centuries ago.”

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/two-centuries-ago-only-1-in-10-adults-could-read-today-its-almost-9-in-10

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