Philippines literacy rate for 2020 was 98.47%, a 2.2% increase from 2019.

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<li>Philippines literacy rate for 2019 was <strong>96.28%</strong>, a <strong>1.9% decline</strong> from 2015.</li>
<li>Philippines literacy rate for 2015 was <strong>98.18%</strong>, a <strong>1.78% increase</strong> from 2013.</li>
<li>Philippines literacy rate for 2013 was <strong>96.40%</strong>, a <strong>0.98% increase</strong> from 2008.</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.

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Philippines was reported at 98 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Philippines was reported at 100 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Philippines was reported at 99.52 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Philippines was reported at 0.9961 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Across Asia, Malaysia had the highest internet adoption rate at around 97.7 percent, followed by South Korea. Worldwide, more than 65 percent of the population is using the internet. Compared to the rest of the world, internet penetration in Asia was still lower than the global average in the past few years. Southeast Asia is leading the way Southeast Asia had the highest internet penetration rates. In China, the internet penetration amounted to only around 78 percent. Nevertheless, in terms of head count, the country has the most internet users in the region with about 991 million. Among the ASEAN states, Indonesia and the Philippines had the biggest internet populations. Countries lagging behind South Asian countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan had low internet penetration rates, mainly due to high internet fees for fixed broadband and mobile networks in these countries. The low literacy rates were also a contributing factor.

Singapore scored 631 out of a maximum of 800 points in the English Proficiency Index 2022, the highest score across the selected Asian countries and territories. In contrast, Thailand reached an English Proficiency Index score of 416 that year.