East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate 1976-2023
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 2020 was 95.92%, a 0.15% increase from 2019.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2019 was 95.77%, a 0.15% increase from 2018.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2018 was 95.63%, a 0.15% increase from 2017.
- East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2017 was 95.47%, a 0.2% increase from 2016.
| East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
95.92% |
0.15% |
| 2019 |
95.77% |
0.15% |
| 2018 |
95.63% |
0.15% |
| 2017 |
95.47% |
0.20% |
| 2016 |
95.28% |
0.14% |
| 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% |
0.02% |
| 2009 |
94.25% |
0.32% |
| 2008 |
93.93% |
0.27% |
| 2007 |
93.66% |
0.99% |
| 2006 |
92.67% |
0.42% |
| 2005 |
92.25% |
0.38% |
| 2004 |
91.87% |
0.35% |
| 2003 |
91.51% |
0.39% |
| 2002 |
91.12% |
0.38% |
| 2001 |
90.74% |
0.43% |
| 2000 |
90.31% |
0.29% |
| 1999 |
90.02% |
0.35% |
| 1998 |
89.67% |
0.35% |
| 1997 |
89.32% |
5.05% |
| 1996 |
84.27% |
0.49% |
| 1995 |
83.78% |
0.56% |
| 1994 |
83.22% |
0.57% |
| 1993 |
82.64% |
0.48% |
| 1992 |
82.16% |
0.53% |
| 1991 |
81.63% |
1.22% |
| 1990 |
80.41% |
-0.09% |
| 1989 |
80.50% |
0.65% |
| 1988 |
79.85% |
3.91% |
| 1987 |
75.94% |
1.17% |
| 1986 |
74.77% |
0.80% |
| 1985 |
73.97% |
0.91% |
| 1984 |
73.06% |
0.94% |
| 1983 |
72.12% |
1.17% |
| 1982 |
70.95% |
0.74% |
| 1981 |
70.22% |
1.57% |
| 1980 |
68.64% |
0.49% |
| 1979 |
68.15% |
1.00% |
| 1978 |
67.15% |
1.02% |
| 1977 |
66.13% |
0.19% |
| 1976 |
65.94% |
0.19% |
