1) Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49 by level of schooling attended and level of literacy.
2) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who are literate.
Coverage:
Population base: Women (or men) age 15-49 (IR file, MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
1) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 by level of schooling attended and level of literacy:
a) Higher than secondary education (women: v106 = 3; men: mv106)
No schooling, primary or secondary schooling and:
b) Can read a whole sentence (women: v155 = 2; men: mv155 = 2)
c) Can read part of a sentence (women: v155 = 1; men: mv155 = 1)
d) Cannot read at all (women: v155 = 0; men: mv155 = 0)
e) No card with required language (women: v155 = 3; men: mv155 = 3)
f) Blind or visually impaired (women: v155 = 4; men: mv155 = 4)
2) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 literate (women: v106 = 3 or v155 in 1,2; men: mv106 = 3 or mv155 in 1,2)
Denominator: Number of women (or men) age 15-49
Variables: IR file, MR file.
|
v106 |
Highest educational level (women) |
|
v155 |
Literacy (women) |
|
v005 |
Women's sample weight |
|
mv106 |
Highest educational level (men) |
|
mv155 |
Literacy (men) |
|
mv005 |
Men's sample weight |
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Missing values on level of education or ability to read a sentence are presented in a separate category in the percent distribution.
Literate here is defined as women and men who attended schooling higher than the secondary level or who can read a whole sentence or part of a sentence.
Categories for percent distribution are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. Percent distribution adds up to 100 percent. The question on the ability of the respondent to read a sentence are not asked to women and men with higher than secondary education.
In DHS-VI and earlier surveys the question on the ability of the respondent to read a sentence was not asked to women and men with secondary education or higher than secondary. Thus estimates from earlier surveys may overestimate literacy relative to DHS-7 and DHS-8 surveys. Care should be taken in interpreting trends.
Gardner, R. 1998. Education. DHS Comparative Studies No. 29. Calverton, Maryland: Macro International Inc. https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-CS29-Comparative-Reports.cfm
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Tables 3.3.1 and 3.3.2
API Indicator IDs:
Women:
ED_LITR_W_SCH, ED_LITR_W_RDW, ED_LITR_W_RDP, ED_LITR_W_NRD, ED_LITR_W_NCD, ED_LITR_W_BLD, ED_LITR_W_MIS, ED_LITR_W_LIT
Men:
ED_LITR_M_SCH, ED_LITR_M_RDW, ED_LITR_M_RDP, ED_LITR_M_NRD, ED_LITR_M_NCD, ED_LITR_M_BLD, ED_LITR_M_MIS, ED_LITR_M_LIT
(API link, STATcompiler link)
MICS6 Indicator SR.2: Literacy rate (age 15-24 years)
Note that this indicator is limited to 15-24 years and assumes that women or men with secondary education are literate, while the DHS indicator does not make that assumption.