get_india_literacy_rate: Get India's Adult Literacy Rate from World Bank

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Get India's Adult Literacy Rate from World Bank

Description

Retrieves India's adult literacy rate, defined as the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can read and write, for the years 2010 to 2022 using the World Bank Open Data API. The indicator used is SE.ADT.LITR.ZS.

Usage

get_india_literacy_rate()

Details

This function sends a GET request to the World Bank API. If the API request fails or returns an error status code, the function returns NULL with an informative message.

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• indicator: Indicator name (e.g., "Literacy rate, adult total (

• country: Country name ("India")

• year: Year of the data (integer)

• value: Adult literacy rate (percentage)

Note

Requires internet connection.

Source

World Bank Open Data API: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

See Also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  get_india_literacy_rate()
}

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