Literacy Rate 1984-2025

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 85.84%, a 0.13% increase from 2021.
  • literacy rate for 2021 was 85.71%, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
  • literacy rate for 2020 was 85.64%, a 0.24% increase from 2019.
  • literacy rate for 2019 was 85.39%, a 0.23% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 85.84% 0.13%
2021 85.71% 0.07%
2020 85.64% 0.24%
2019 85.39% 0.23%
2018 85.16% 0.22%
2017 84.94% 0.21%
2016 84.73% 0.48%
2015 84.25% 0.76%
2014 83.49% 0.40%
2013 83.09% 0.36%
2012 82.73% 0.47%
2011 82.27% 0.48%
2010 81.79% 0.68%
2009 81.11% -0.55%
2008 81.66% 1.04%
2007 80.61% -0.77%
2006 81.38% -0.45%
2005 81.83% 0.54%
2004 81.29% 0.47%
2003 80.82% 0.67%
2002 80.15% 0.83%
2001 79.32% 0.68%
2000 78.64% 0.04%
1999 78.59% 0.52%
1998 78.07% 0.78%
1997 77.29% 0.49%
1996 76.80% 0.57%
1995 76.22% 0.37%
1994 75.85% 0.22%
1993 75.64% 0.55%
1992 75.09% 0.47%
1991 74.62% 0.33%
1990 74.29% 0.53%
1989 73.76% 0.66%
1988 73.09% 0.67%
1987 72.42% 0.58%
1986 71.84% 0.33%
1985 71.51% 0.32%
1984 71.19% 0.32%