China Literacy Rate

China literacy rate for 2020 was 97.00%, a 2% increase from 2010.
  • China literacy rate for 2010 was 95.00%, a 4% increase from 2000.
  • China literacy rate for 2000 was 91.00%, a 13% increase from 1990.
  • China literacy rate for 1990 was 78.00%, a 12% increase from 1982.
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.