Philippines

Literacy Rate

96.28
percent
Dec 80Dec 90Dec 94Dec 00Dec 03Dec 08Dec 13Dec 15Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Philippines
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

52
China96.84
53
Palau96.59
54
Macao96.54
55
Kuwait96.46
56
Chile96.4
58
Turkey96.17
59
Portugal96.14
61
Seychelles95.87
62
Vietnam95.75

Asia Ranking

11
Maldives97.73
12
Singapore97.34
13
Brunei97.21
14
China96.84
15
Macao96.54
18
Vietnam95.75
19
Malaysia94.97
20
Thailand93.77
21
Sri Lanka92.25

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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