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What percentage of the world's population will be literate in 2030?

Total Forecasters15

Community Prediction89.5 (88.4 - 91.1)

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	<85	lower 25%	median	upper 75%
community	0.9%	88.43	89.45	91.14
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Lower bound	community	My Prediction
<85	0.9%	—
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lower 25%	88.43	—
median	89.45	—
upper 75%	91.14	—

Authors:

DaAdCh

Opened:

Dec 30, 2023

Closes:

Dec 31, 2029

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 1, 2031

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