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Philippines

Literacy Rate

96.28
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

52
China96.84
53
Palau96.59
54
Macao96.54
55
Kuwait96.46
56
Chile96.4
57
Philippines96.28
58
Turkey96.17
59
Portugal96.14
60
Indonesia96
61
Seychelles95.87
62
Vietnam95.75

Asia Ranking

11
Maldives97.73
12
Singapore97.34
13
Brunei97.21
14
China96.84
15
Macao96.54
16
Philippines96.28
17
Indonesia96
18
Vietnam95.75
19
Malaysia94.97
20
Thailand93.77
21
Sri Lanka92.25

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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