According to the chart above, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between income and literacy in sub-Saharan Africa?
A Higher literacy rates result in higher income levels.
B. Higher income levels result in higher literacy rates
C. Higher literacy rates result in lower income levels.
D. Higher literacy rates do not necessarily result in higher income levels.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
Ο Α
ОВ
С
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The correct answer is D. Higher literacy rates do not necessarily result in higher income levels.

Explanation:

Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region on the planet. Today, it is estimated that 50% of the population in the region lives in extreme poverty, that is, with less than 1 dollar per day. Countries like the Congo DPR, the Central African Republic or Somalia, just to name a few, are located in this part of Africa.

Here, unlike what happens in the rest of the world, the most literate countries are not always the ones with the best economies and least poverty. Due to the productive nature of African countries, which export almost only raw materials without complex extraction processes, these nations do not require highly educated populations to carry out these tasks. Therefore, regardless of the literacy of their population, the poverty of these countries will fundamentally lie in how abundant the raw materials are in their territories.

Thus, for example, Mali has a literacy rate of only 26% and an absolute poverty rate of 51%, while Zimbabwe has a literacy rate of 91% and an absolute poverty rate of 56%.