Literacy

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3.7 Literacy

Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write.

Based on the 2010 Population count, Liloy has a literacy rate of 94.60 percent of the population 10 years and over. This clearly indicates the importance of education as a means of advancement by the residents of the municipality.

Comparatively, among the population 10 years old and over, about 50.50 percent have literate male and 49.50 percent of literate female. Fortunately the male is out numbered by female in term of education literacy.

LITERACY RATE OF POPULATION 10 YEARS OLD & OVER, BY SEX 2010

	Male		Female		Both Sexes
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Population 10 years old over	15,175	51.33	14,388	48.67	29,563	100
Literate	14,123	50.50	13,844	49.50	27,967	100
Literacy Rate (%)						94.60
Illiterate	1,052	65.91	544	34.09	1,596	100
Total