▁L anguages ▁ ▁English ▁ 2 0 % ▁( o fficial ), ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁eth nic ▁group ▁languages , ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁few ▁can ▁be ▁written ▁and ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁correspond ence . ▁ ▁Liter acy ▁definition : ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁over ▁can ▁read ▁and ▁write ▁( 2 0 1 5 ▁est .) ▁total ▁population : ▁ 4 7 . 6 % ▁( 2 0 1 5 ▁est .) ▁male : ▁ 6 2 . 4 % ▁( 2 0 1 5 ▁est .) ▁female : ▁ 3 2 . 8 % ▁( 2 0 1 5 ▁est .) ▁ ▁Un emp loyment , ▁youth ▁ages ▁ 1 5 - 2 4 ▁total : ▁ 2 . 3 % ▁( 2 0 1 6 ▁est .) ▁male : ▁ 2 . 4 % ▁( 2 0 1 6 ▁est .) ▁female : ▁ 2 . 2 % ▁( 2 0 1 6 ▁est .) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Liber ia ▁List ▁of ▁countries ▁by ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁C iment , ▁J . ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁Another ▁America : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Liber ia ▁and ▁the ▁Form er ▁S la ves ▁Who ▁Ru led ▁It . ▁New ▁York : ▁Hill ▁and ▁Wang . ▁ ▁C leg g , ▁C . ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁The ▁Price ▁of ▁Liber ty : ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁M aking ▁of ▁Liber ia . ▁Chap el ▁Hill : ▁UN C ▁Press . ▁ ▁Sund i