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A person is functionally literate who can engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective functioning of his group and community and also for enabling him to continue to use reading, writing and calculation for his own and the community’s development.
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Handbook of Household Surveys, Revised Edition, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 31, United Nations, New York, 1984, para. 15.62.
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Theme: Education and training statistics |
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on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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updated on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 |
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