Define the term ‘literacy’.

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Define the term ‘Age Structure’.

The term ‘literacy’ defines the proportion of the population who is above 7 years of age, and is able to read, write and have the ability to do arithmetic calculations with understanding. When expressed as a percentage of the population, it is known as literacy rate.

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The term ‘Age Structure” defines the number of people of different age groups in the population. This is an important indicator of population composition.