South Asia Literacy Rate 1975-2024
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.
- South Asia literacy rate for 2022 was 74.19%, a 0.77% increase from 2021.
- South Asia literacy rate for 2021 was 73.42%, a 0.76% increase from 2020.
- South Asia literacy rate for 2020 was 72.66%, a 0.72% increase from 2019.
- South Asia literacy rate for 2019 was 71.94%, a 0.14% decline from 2018.
| South Asia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
74.19% |
0.77% |
| 2021 |
73.42% |
0.76% |
| 2020 |
72.66% |
0.72% |
| 2019 |
71.94% |
-0.14% |
| 2018 |
72.08% |
0.29% |
| 2017 |
71.79% |
0.69% |
| 2016 |
71.10% |
1.35% |
| 2015 |
69.76% |
0.96% |
| 2014 |
68.79% |
0.74% |
| 2013 |
68.05% |
0.75% |
| 2012 |
67.31% |
0.80% |
| 2011 |
66.51% |
0.47% |
| 2010 |
66.04% |
2.57% |
| 2009 |
63.47% |
0.67% |
| 2008 |
62.79% |
1.09% |
| 2007 |
61.70% |
1.54% |
| 2006 |
60.16% |
-0.47% |
| 2005 |
60.63% |
-0.25% |
| 2004 |
60.88% |
0.78% |
| 2003 |
60.10% |
0.89% |
| 2002 |
59.20% |
1.10% |
| 2001 |
58.10% |
0.45% |
| 2000 |
57.65% |
0.77% |
| 1999 |
56.88% |
0.77% |
| 1998 |
56.10% |
4.84% |
| 1997 |
51.26% |
0.81% |
| 1996 |
50.45% |
0.81% |
| 1995 |
49.64% |
0.79% |
| 1994 |
48.85% |
0.77% |
| 1993 |
48.08% |
1.00% |
| 1992 |
47.09% |
1.30% |
| 1991 |
45.79% |
0.43% |
| 1990 |
45.36% |
0.75% |
| 1989 |
44.61% |
0.77% |
| 1988 |
43.85% |
0.75% |
| 1987 |
43.10% |
0.66% |
| 1986 |
42.44% |
0.65% |
| 1985 |
41.79% |
0.65% |
| 1984 |
41.13% |
0.65% |
| 1983 |
40.48% |
0.65% |
| 1982 |
39.83% |
1.19% |
| 1981 |
38.63% |
0.04% |
| 1980 |
38.60% |
0.62% |
| 1979 |
37.98% |
0.64% |
| 1978 |
37.34% |
0.65% |
| 1977 |
36.70% |
0.65% |
| 1976 |
36.04% |
0.01% |
| 1975 |
36.04% |
0.01% |
