識しき字じ率りつ

noun

literacy rate

The percentage of people in a given population who can read and write. Often used in educational and developmental contexts.

• この国くにの識しき字じ率りつは90パーセントを超こえている。

  The literacy rate in this country exceeds 90 percent.

• 識しき字じ率りつの向こう上じょうは経けい済ざい発はっ展てんに不ふ可か欠けつだ。

  Improving the literacy rate is essential for economic development.