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8 million illiterate in Iran – daily

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 02 – Iran has eight million illiterate people, according to a semi-official daily.
Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Dec. 02 – Iran has eight million illiterate people, according to a semi-official daily.

The ultra-conservative daily Ressalat reported on Thursday that 13.5 percent of people in Iran aged 10 and upwards were illiterate.

Iran has an estimated population of 70 million.

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