Literacy Rate 1993-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- literacy rate for 2015 was 90.79%, a 0.12% increase from 2014.
- literacy rate for 2014 was 90.67%, a 0.01% increase from 2013.
- literacy rate for 2013 was 90.66%, a 0.08% decline from 2012.
- literacy rate for 2012 was 90.73%, a 0.13% decline from 2011.
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| Country Name | Literacy Rate |
| Literacy Rate - Historical Data | ||
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| Year | Literacy Rate | Annual Change |
| 2015 | 90.79% | 0.12% |
| 2014 | 90.67% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 90.66% | -0.08% |
| 2012 | 90.73% | -0.13% |
| 2011 | 90.86% | 0.06% |
| 2010 | 90.80% | 0.07% |
| 2009 | 90.73% | 0.21% |
| 2008 | 90.52% | 0.25% |
| 2007 | 90.27% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 89.69% | 0.18% |
| 2005 | 89.51% | 0.30% |
| 2004 | 89.21% | 0.25% |
| 2003 | 88.96% | 0.26% |
| 2002 | 88.69% | 0.28% |
| 2001 | 88.42% | 0.37% |
| 2000 | 88.05% | 0.90% |
| 1999 | 87.15% | -0.26% |
| 1998 | 87.40% | 0.31% |
| 1997 | 87.10% | 0.25% |
| 1996 | 86.85% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 86.60% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 86.33% | 0.04% |
| 1993 | 86.28% | 0.04% |