East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate 1976-2020
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.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2018 was 95.61%, a 0.14% increase from 2017.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2017 was 95.46%, a 0.21% increase from 2016.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2016 was 95.25%, a 0.12% increase from 2015.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2015 was 95.14%, a 0.22% increase from 2014.
| East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2018 |
95.61% |
0.14% |
| 2017 |
95.46% |
0.21% |
| 2016 |
95.25% |
0.12% |
| 2015 |
95.14% |
0.22% |
| 2014 |
94.92% |
0.50% |
| 2013 |
94.42% |
0.11% |
| 2012 |
94.31% |
0.24% |
| 2011 |
94.08% |
-0.19% |
| 2010 |
94.27% |
0.04% |
| 2009 |
94.23% |
0.29% |
| 2008 |
93.93% |
0.27% |
| 2007 |
93.66% |
0.99% |
| 2006 |
92.67% |
0.42% |
| 2005 |
92.25% |
0.38% |
| 2004 |
91.87% |
0.56% |
| 2003 |
91.30% |
0.40% |
| 2002 |
90.91% |
0.39% |
| 2001 |
90.52% |
0.21% |
| 2000 |
90.31% |
0.52% |
| 1999 |
89.79% |
0.36% |
| 1998 |
89.43% |
0.36% |
| 1997 |
89.08% |
5.05% |
| 1996 |
84.02% |
0.51% |
| 1995 |
83.51% |
0.51% |
| 1994 |
83.00% |
0.52% |
| 1993 |
82.49% |
0.43% |
| 1992 |
82.06% |
0.47% |
| 1991 |
81.58% |
1.17% |
| 1990 |
80.42% |
-0.09% |
| 1989 |
80.51% |
0.64% |
| 1988 |
79.87% |
3.90% |
| 1987 |
75.96% |
1.18% |
| 1986 |
74.79% |
0.85% |
| 1985 |
73.94% |
0.92% |
| 1984 |
73.02% |
0.96% |
| 1983 |
72.06% |
1.19% |
| 1982 |
70.88% |
0.76% |
| 1981 |
70.12% |
1.60% |
| 1980 |
68.52% |
0.46% |
| 1979 |
68.06% |
1.07% |
| 1978 |
66.99% |
1.03% |
| 1977 |
65.95% |
0.19% |
| 1976 |
65.76% |
0.19% |
