Standard reference

UNSD Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev.3 (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/Standards-and-Methods/files/Principles_and_Recommendations/Population-and-Housing-Censuses/Series_M67rev3-E.pdf)

Para 2.202: binary classification of literacy.

Aligned standards

Standard Equivalent Match
OpenCRVS v1 GraphQL No v1 equivalent none
OpenCRVS v1 does not include a literacy field or vocabulary.

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
literate Literate Can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life.
illiterate Illiterate Cannot, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life.