Literacy rate in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 96.61%. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 30.62 pp.
1976–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.61 | +0.12 pp |
| 2023 | 96.49 | +0.13 pp |
| 2022 | 96.36 | +0.14 pp |
| 2021 | 96.22 | +0.13 pp |
| 2020 | 96.09 | +0.22 pp |
| 2019 | 95.87 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | 95.73 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 95.69 | +0.19 pp |
| 2016 | 95.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 95.3 | +0.21 pp |
| 2014 | 95.09 | +0.47 pp |
| 2013 | 94.62 | +0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 94.54 | +0.24 pp |
| 2011 | 94.3 | +0.22 pp |
| 2010 | 94.08 | −0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 94.09 | +0.27 pp |
| 2008 | 93.82 | +0.31 pp |
| 2007 | 93.51 | +1.14 pp |
| 2006 | 92.37 | +0.35 pp |
| 2005 | 92.02 | +0.34 pp |
| 2004 | 91.68 | +0.33 pp |
| 2003 | 91.35 | +0.37 pp |
| 2002 | 90.98 | +0.35 pp |
| 2001 | 90.63 | +0.32 pp |
| 2000 | 90.31 | +0.36 pp |
| 1999 | 89.95 | +0.32 pp |
| 1998 | 89.63 | +0.36 pp |
| 1997 | 89.27 | +4.97 pp |
| 1996 | 84.3 | +0.46 pp |
| 1995 | 83.84 | +0.54 pp |
| 1994 | 83.3 | +0.53 pp |
| 1993 | 82.77 | +0.44 pp |
| 1992 | 82.33 | +0.49 pp |
| 1991 | 81.84 | +0.51 pp |
| 1990 | 81.33 | +0.57 pp |
| 1989 | 80.76 | +0.62 pp |
| 1988 | 80.14 | +3.73 pp |
| 1987 | 76.41 | +1.15 pp |
| 1986 | 75.26 | +0.83 pp |
| 1985 | 74.43 | +0.92 pp |
| 1984 | 73.51 | +0.98 pp |
| 1983 | 72.53 | +0.92 pp |
| 1982 | 71.61 | +0.97 pp |
| 1981 | 70.64 | +1.03 pp |
| 1980 | 69.61 | +1.09 pp |
| 1979 | 68.52 | +1.23 pp |
| 1978 | 67.29 | +1.09 pp |
| 1977 | 66.2 | +0.21 pp |
| 1976 | 65.99 | — |
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.
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