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    Literacy rate in Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Mar 3, 2019
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    Globalen LLC (2019). Literacy rate in Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/literacy_rate/Asia/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 3, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1970 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World, Asia
    Description

    The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 86.52 percent. The highest value was in Uzbekistan: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 37 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate 1976-2025

    • macrotrends.net
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    Updated Apr 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate 1976-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/EAS/east-asia-pacific/literacy-rate
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - May 9, 2025
    Area covered
    East Asia
    Description
    East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2021 was 96.04%, a 0.04% increase from 2020.
    <ul style='margin-top:20px;'>
    
    <li>East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2020 was <strong>96.00%</strong>, a <strong>0.29% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
    <li>East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2019 was <strong>95.71%</strong>, a <strong>0.4% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
    <li>East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2018 was <strong>95.31%</strong>, a <strong>0.1% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
    </ul>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.
    
  3. Adult literacy rate East and Southeast Asia 2020, by gender

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 20, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Adult literacy rate East and Southeast Asia 2020, by gender [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309724/east-southeast-asia-adult-literacy-rate-by-gender/
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 20, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Asia
    Description

    In 2020, the adult literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia amounted to 94.6 percent among women and 97.6 percent among men. In comparison, the youth literacy rate in the region was higher among both genders that year.

  4. Adult literacy rates APAC 2022, by country

    • statista.com
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    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Adult literacy rates APAC 2022, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631132/adult-literacy-rates-in-asia-pacific/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 25, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    Asia, APAC
    Description

    In 2020, the adult literacy rate among the population above 15 years of age in Mongolia amounted to approximately **** percent, more than in any other country in the Asia-Pacific region. Comparatively, the adult literacy rate in Afghanistan amounted to approximately **** percent of the population aged 15 years and above in 2021.

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    Literacy rate in South East Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Jan 27, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Literacy rate in South East Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/literacy_rate/South-East-Asia/
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 27, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1970 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World, Asia, South East Asia
    Description

    The average for 2021 based on 4 countries was 90.41 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 98 percent and the lowest value was in Cambodia: 71.93 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  6. Highest youth literacy rates APAC 2022, by country

    • statista.com
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    Updated Jun 26, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Highest youth literacy rates APAC 2022, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586988/asian-countries-with-the-highest-youth-literacy-rates/
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    Jun 26, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    Asia–Pacific
    Description

    In 2020, China had a youth literacy rate of about **** percent. In contrast, Afghanistan's youth literacy rate stood at **** percent in 2021.Indicators for the literacy rateAn indicator which can be seen to affect the literacy rate is the governmental effort in investing in education. The amount of funds invested into the education sector is a factor which can determine a country’s state of education, as the amount of money being spent on education would have an impact on resources, learning environment, and teaching quality. Singapore’s student-teacher ratio in primary education is significantly lower than that of South Asian countries. For instance, Nepal had 20.3 students for every teacher in 2019. Meanwhile, Singaporean teachers only had around **** students on average as of 2020. Notably, South Asia, together with sub-Saharan Africa, had a much higher illiteracy rate compared to the East Asian and Pacific region in 2022. The importance of literacyThe literacy rate indicates the percentage of people within a population who can read and write. This enables them to identify, understand and interpret materials with various contexts. Ensuring literacy for all pupils is a part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for quality education. This in turn stimulates economic and societal growth for the future.

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    Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 in Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Apr 9, 2019
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    Globalen LLC (2019). Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 in Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/Youth_literacy_rate_15_24/Asia/
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 9, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1970 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World, Asia
    Description

    The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 94.75 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 56 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    South Asia - Elderly Literacy Rate, Population 65+ Years, Female

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 19, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). South Asia - Elderly Literacy Rate, Population 65+ Years, Female [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/south-asia/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-female-percent-wb-data.html
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    excel, csv, xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 19, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Asia, South Asia
    Description

    Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) in South Asia was reported at 29.52 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Asia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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    Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in East Asia and Pacific...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Oct 24, 2024
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    (2024). Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in East Asia and Pacific [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SEADTLITRZSEAP
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 24, 2024
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    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Area covered
    East Asia, Asia–Pacific
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in East Asia and Pacific (SEADTLITRZSEAP) from 1976 to 2023 about East Asia, Pacific, literacy, adult, and rate.

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    South Asia - Literacy Rate, Youth Female (% Of Females Ages 15-24)

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 29, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). South Asia - Literacy Rate, Youth Female (% Of Females Ages 15-24) [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/south-asia/literacy-rate-youth-female-percent-of-females-ages-15-24-wb-data.html
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    excel, xml, json, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 29, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Asia, South Asia
    Description

    Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in South Asia was reported at 91.47 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Asia - Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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    South Asia Literacy Rate

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). South Asia Literacy Rate [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/sas/south-asia/literacy-rate
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Asia, South Asia
    Description
    South Asia literacy rate for 2023 was 75.01%, a 0.74% increase from 2022.
    <ul style='margin-top:20px;'>
    
    <li>South Asia literacy rate for 2022 was <strong>74.27%</strong>, a <strong>0.79% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
    <li>South Asia literacy rate for 2021 was <strong>73.48%</strong>, a <strong>0.8% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
    <li>South Asia literacy rate for 2020 was <strong>72.68%</strong>, a <strong>0.72% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
    </ul>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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    East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). East Asia & Pacific Literacy Rate [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/eas/east-asia-pacific/literacy-rate
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    East Asia
    Description
    East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2023 was 96.43%, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
    <ul style='margin-top:20px;'>
    
    <li>East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2022 was <strong>96.30%</strong>, a <strong>0.14% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
    <li>East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2021 was <strong>96.16%</strong>, a <strong>0.14% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
    <li>East Asia & Pacific literacy rate for 2020 was <strong>96.03%</strong>, a <strong>0.22% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
    </ul>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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    South Asia - Literacy Rate, Adult Total (% Of People Ages 15 And Above)

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 1, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). South Asia - Literacy Rate, Adult Total (% Of People Ages 15 And Above) [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/south-asia/literacy-rate-adult-total-percent-of-people-ages-15-and-above-wb-data.html
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    xml, csv, json, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 1, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Asia, South Asia
    Description

    Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in South Asia was reported at 75.01 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Asia - Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

  14. Illiteracy rates by world region 2023

    • statista.com
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    Updated Feb 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Illiteracy rates by world region 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262886/illiteracy-rates-by-world-regions/
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    Feb 25, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    In 2023, the illiteracy rate among adults aged 15 years and older was almost 32 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa. In South Asia, the illiteracy rate was 25 percent. Adult illiteracy rate is defined as the percentage of the population aged 15 and older who can not read or write. Even though illiteracy continues to persist around the world, illiteracy levels have been reduced significantly over the past decades.

  15. Asian countries with the lowest youth literacy rates 2015

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 7, 2016
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    Statista (2016). Asian countries with the lowest youth literacy rates 2015 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 7, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2015
    Area covered
    Asia
    Description

    This statistic shows the bottom 20 countries in Asia in terms of literacy rates in 2015. Within the region, Papua New Guinea is the 2nd least literate country with a literacy rate of 66.68 percent.

  16. Global literacy rate1976-2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Feb 20, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Global literacy rate1976-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/997360/global-adult-and-youth-literacy/
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    Feb 20, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In the past five decades, the global literacy rate among adults has grown from 67 percent in 1976 to 87.36 percent in 2023. In 1976, males had a literacy rate of 76 percent, compared to a rate of 58 percent among females. This difference of over 17 percent in 1976 has fallen to just seven percent in 2020. Although gaps in literacy rates have fallen across all regions in recent decades, significant disparities remain across much of South Asia and Africa, while the difference is below one percent in Europe and the Americas. Reasons for these differences are rooted in economic and cultural differences across the globe. In poorer societies, families with limited means are often more likely to invest in their sons' education, while their daughters take up a more domestic role. Varieties do exist on national levels, however, and female literacy levels can sometimes exceed the male rate even in impoverished nations, such as Lesotho (where the difference was over 17 percent in 2014); nonetheless, these are exceptions to the norm.

  17. Youth literacy rate East and Southeast Asia 2020, by gender

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 20, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Youth literacy rate East and Southeast Asia 2020, by gender [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309707/east-southeast-asia-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 20, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Asia
    Description

    In 2020, the youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia amounted to 99 percent among both girls and boys. In comparison, the adult literacy rate in the region was lower for both genders that year.

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    South Asia - Elderly Literacy Rate, Population 65+ Years, Both Sexes

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 19, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). South Asia - Elderly Literacy Rate, Population 65+ Years, Both Sexes [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/south-asia/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-both-sexes-percent-wb-data.html
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    csv, excel, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 19, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Asia, South Asia
    Description

    Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) in South Asia was reported at 44.07 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Asia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

  19. Youth literacy rates APAC 2015 by country or region

    • statista.com
    Updated Oct 14, 2016
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    Statista (2016). Youth literacy rates APAC 2015 by country or region [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/645221/youth-literacy-rates-in-asia-pacific/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 14, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2015
    Area covered
    Asia–Pacific
    Description

    This statistic shows the youth literacy rates in the Asia Pacific region in 2014, by country. In 2014, the youth literacy rate among the population aged between 15 and 24 in Afghanistan amounted to approximately 58.15 percent.

  20. Underlying Data-Women’s Literacy and Children’s Mortality Rate Among...

    • figshare.com
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    Updated Apr 5, 2022
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    Fauzi Budi Satria (2022). Underlying Data-Women’s Literacy and Children’s Mortality Rate Among Southeast Asian Countries 1991-2020 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19517494.v1
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 5, 2022
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    Authors
    Fauzi Budi Satria
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Asia, South East Asia
    Description

    The data about women's literacy and children's mortality rate across 11 countries in Southeast Asia from 1991 to 2020

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Globalen LLC (2019). Literacy rate in Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/literacy_rate/Asia/

Literacy rate in Asia | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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xml, csv, excelAvailable download formats
Dataset updated
Mar 3, 2019
Dataset authored and provided by
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Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Time period covered
Dec 31, 1970 - Dec 31, 2023
Area covered
World, Asia
Description

The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 86.52 percent. The highest value was in Uzbekistan: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 37 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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