Literacy Rate 1983-2025

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 2022 was 99.33%, a 0.02% increase from 2021.
  • literacy rate for 2021 was 99.30%, a 0.03% increase from 2020.
  • literacy rate for 2020 was 99.27%, a 0.09% increase from 2019.
  • literacy rate for 2019 was 99.18%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 99.33% 0.02%
2021 99.30% 0.03%
2020 99.27% 0.09%
2019 99.18% 0.02%
2018 99.16% 0.18%
2017 98.98% 0.00%
2016 98.98% 0.13%
2015 98.86% 0.02%
2014 98.83% 0.03%
2013 98.81% 0.05%
2012 98.76% 0.13%
2011 98.63% 0.27%
2010 98.36% 0.32%
2009 98.05% 0.39%
2008 97.66% 0.11%
2007 97.55% 0.09%
2006 97.46% -0.04%
2005 97.50% 0.15%
2004 97.35% 0.06%
2003 97.29% 0.08%
2002 97.21% 0.08%
2001 97.13% 0.08%
2000 97.05% 0.19%
1999 96.86% 0.10%
1998 96.77% 0.32%
1997 96.44% 0.11%
1996 96.33% 0.18%
1995 96.16% 0.11%
1994 96.05% 0.11%
1993 95.93% 0.12%
1992 95.82% 0.12%
1991 95.70% 0.14%
1990 95.56% 0.18%
1989 95.38% 0.09%
1988 95.29% 0.19%
1987 95.10% 0.19%
1986 94.91% 0.20%
1985 94.71% 0.19%
1984 94.53% 0.85%
1983 93.67% 0.85%