FIGURE 27: Population distribution, by ability to read and write in any language
Percent of population
100
89
93
93
95
91
85
80
60
40
20
0
National
(urban)
Population average
Shona
Shona
National
(urban)
Men
Shona
National
(urban)
Women
Source: Shona SES (2019) and KIHBS (KNBS 2015/16).
FIGURE 28: Population distribution among the Shona community, by literacy in official languages
100
87
Percent of population
80
74
91
82
79
69
60
40
20
0
Shona
average
Men
Women
Shona
average
English
Men
Women
Swahili
Source: Shona SES (2019) and KIHBS (KNBS 2015/16).
Note: For literacy in English and Swahili, data is not available for Kenyans.
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