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A country with low literacy and high per capita can be considered a developed country.

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The above statement is false.
A country with low literacy and high per capita cannot be considered a developed country but can be referred to as a rich country. As we all know, development is measured on three bases: education, health and per capita income. A country with high per capita income can be referred to as a rich country as the citizens there has much income in their hands. However, they still have low literacy means a low education level, and that's why they are not termed as a developed country. The Human Development index categorises developed and under-developing countries. And according to UNDP classification, a country with low literacy cannot be classified as a developed country. Hence the correct statement would be, A country with low literacy and high per capita can not be considered a developed country.

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