South Asia - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in South Asia was 88.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 88.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.93 in 1976.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.95 |
| 1976 | 32.93 |
| 1977 | 34.00 |
| 1978 | 35.07 |
| 1979 | 36.13 |
| 1980 | 37.09 |
| 1981 | 37.84 |
| 1982 | 38.98 |
| 1983 | 40.05 |
| 1984 | 41.13 |
| 1985 | 42.22 |
| 1986 | 43.33 |
| 1987 | 44.38 |
| 1988 | 42.29 |
| 1989 | 43.97 |
| 1990 | 45.61 |
| 1991 | 46.89 |
| 1992 | 48.70 |
| 1993 | 50.22 |
| 1994 | 51.93 |
| 1995 | 53.59 |
| 1996 | 55.21 |
| 1997 | 56.62 |
| 1998 | 59.39 |
| 1999 | 61.29 |
| 2000 | 63.05 |
| 2001 | 64.53 |
| 2002 | 66.34 |
| 2003 | 67.63 |
| 2004 | 69.25 |
| 2005 | 69.40 |
| 2006 | 71.63 |
| 2007 | 72.31 |
| 2008 | 74.96 |
| 2009 | 76.45 |
| 2010 | 77.27 |
| 2011 | 78.58 |
| 2012 | 79.81 |
| 2013 | 81.47 |
| 2014 | 82.71 |
| 2015 | 84.16 |
| 2016 | 85.64 |
| 2017 | 86.31 |
| 2018 | 87.23 |
| 2019 | 88.13 |
| 2020 | 88.94 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in South Asia was 91.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 91.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 61.52 in 1976.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 61.56 |
| 1976 | 61.52 |
| 1977 | 61.91 |
| 1978 | 62.19 |
| 1979 | 62.37 |
| 1980 | 62.44 |
| 1981 | 62.41 |
| 1982 | 62.55 |
| 1983 | 62.67 |
| 1984 | 62.76 |
| 1985 | 62.90 |
| 1986 | 63.09 |
| 1987 | 63.36 |
| 1988 | 66.46 |
| 1989 | 67.38 |
| 1990 | 68.19 |
| 1991 | 68.93 |
| 1992 | 70.39 |
| 1993 | 71.82 |
| 1994 | 72.57 |
| 1995 | 73.30 |
| 1996 | 74.03 |
| 1997 | 74.71 |
| 1998 | 78.99 |
| 1999 | 79.64 |
| 2000 | 80.18 |
| 2001 | 80.63 |
| 2002 | 81.12 |
| 2003 | 82.18 |
| 2004 | 82.61 |
| 2005 | 84.36 |
| 2006 | 85.23 |
| 2007 | 83.67 |
| 2008 | 86.50 |
| 2009 | 87.00 |
| 2010 | 86.71 |
| 2011 | 86.97 |
| 2012 | 87.58 |
| 2013 | 88.55 |
| 2014 | 88.98 |
| 2015 | 89.51 |
| 2016 | 90.30 |
| 2017 | 90.75 |
| 2018 | 91.12 |
| 2019 | 91.61 |
| 2020 | 91.98 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in South Asia was 90.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 90.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.80 in 1976.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 47.83 |
| 1976 | 47.80 |
| 1977 | 48.51 |
| 1978 | 49.17 |
| 1979 | 49.78 |
| 1980 | 50.25 |
| 1981 | 50.53 |
| 1982 | 51.22 |
| 1983 | 51.79 |
| 1984 | 52.35 |
| 1985 | 52.95 |
| 1986 | 53.58 |
| 1987 | 54.22 |
| 1988 | 54.82 |
| 1989 | 56.10 |
| 1990 | 57.30 |
| 1991 | 58.25 |
| 1992 | 59.94 |
| 1993 | 61.41 |
| 1994 | 62.62 |
| 1995 | 63.81 |
| 1996 | 64.97 |
| 1997 | 66.01 |
| 1998 | 69.55 |
| 1999 | 70.82 |
| 2000 | 71.96 |
| 2001 | 72.94 |
| 2002 | 74.03 |
| 2003 | 75.20 |
| 2004 | 76.20 |
| 2005 | 77.18 |
| 2006 | 78.28 |
| 2007 | 78.34 |
| 2008 | 81.04 |
| 2009 | 81.97 |
| 2010 | 82.21 |
| 2011 | 82.93 |
| 2012 | 83.87 |
| 2013 | 85.17 |
| 2014 | 85.99 |
| 2015 | 86.96 |
| 2016 | 88.09 |
| 2017 | 88.63 |
| 2018 | 89.27 |
| 2019 | 89.96 |
| 2020 | 90.53 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in South Asia was 65.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 65.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.43 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.43 |
| 1976 | 21.44 |
| 1977 | 22.17 |
| 1978 | 22.92 |
| 1979 | 23.68 |
| 1980 | 24.42 |
| 1981 | 24.66 |
| 1982 | 25.91 |
| 1983 | 26.70 |
| 1984 | 27.51 |
| 1985 | 28.32 |
| 1986 | 29.14 |
| 1987 | 29.98 |
| 1988 | 29.96 |
| 1989 | 30.87 |
| 1990 | 31.77 |
| 1991 | 32.43 |
| 1992 | 33.55 |
| 1993 | 34.47 |
| 1994 | 35.40 |
| 1995 | 36.35 |
| 1996 | 37.33 |
| 1997 | 38.32 |
| 1998 | 42.89 |
| 1999 | 43.90 |
| 2000 | 44.93 |
| 2001 | 45.71 |
| 2002 | 46.97 |
| 2003 | 47.83 |
| 2004 | 48.86 |
| 2005 | 48.05 |
| 2006 | 49.34 |
| 2007 | 49.88 |
| 2008 | 51.69 |
| 2009 | 52.70 |
| 2010 | 55.73 |
| 2011 | 56.83 |
| 2012 | 57.47 |
| 2013 | 58.45 |
| 2014 | 59.46 |
| 2015 | 60.56 |
| 2016 | 62.14 |
| 2017 | 63.05 |
| 2018 | 63.72 |
| 2019 | 64.64 |
| 2020 | 65.55 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in South Asia was 81.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 81.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.94 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 49.94 |
| 1976 | 49.96 |
| 1977 | 50.55 |
| 1978 | 51.11 |
| 1979 | 51.62 |
| 1980 | 52.14 |
| 1981 | 51.97 |
| 1982 | 53.13 |
| 1983 | 53.65 |
| 1984 | 54.16 |
| 1985 | 54.66 |
| 1986 | 55.15 |
| 1987 | 55.63 |
| 1988 | 57.08 |
| 1989 | 57.70 |
| 1990 | 58.27 |
| 1991 | 58.33 |
| 1992 | 59.86 |
| 1993 | 60.90 |
| 1994 | 61.53 |
| 1995 | 62.17 |
| 1996 | 62.81 |
| 1997 | 63.44 |
| 1998 | 68.61 |
| 1999 | 69.14 |
| 2000 | 69.68 |
| 2001 | 69.86 |
| 2002 | 70.73 |
| 2003 | 71.64 |
| 2004 | 72.18 |
| 2005 | 72.55 |
| 2006 | 72.58 |
| 2007 | 72.89 |
| 2008 | 74.78 |
| 2009 | 75.30 |
| 2010 | 75.72 |
| 2011 | 75.84 |
| 2012 | 76.54 |
| 2013 | 77.05 |
| 2014 | 77.51 |
| 2015 | 78.27 |
| 2016 | 79.38 |
| 2017 | 79.86 |
| 2018 | 80.31 |
| 2019 | 80.81 |
| 2020 | 81.31 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in South Asia was 73.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 73.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.25 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.25 |
| 1976 | 36.26 |
| 1977 | 36.92 |
| 1978 | 37.56 |
| 1979 | 38.19 |
| 1980 | 38.81 |
| 1981 | 38.80 |
| 1982 | 40.03 |
| 1983 | 40.68 |
| 1984 | 41.32 |
| 1985 | 41.97 |
| 1986 | 42.61 |
| 1987 | 43.26 |
| 1988 | 44.00 |
| 1989 | 44.75 |
| 1990 | 45.47 |
| 1991 | 45.86 |
| 1992 | 47.15 |
| 1993 | 48.12 |
| 1994 | 48.90 |
| 1995 | 49.68 |
| 1996 | 50.48 |
| 1997 | 51.28 |
| 1998 | 56.16 |
| 1999 | 56.92 |
| 2000 | 57.69 |
| 2001 | 58.13 |
| 2002 | 59.21 |
| 2003 | 60.10 |
| 2004 | 60.87 |
| 2005 | 60.64 |
| 2006 | 60.81 |
| 2007 | 61.71 |
| 2008 | 63.64 |
| 2009 | 64.34 |
| 2010 | 66.02 |
| 2011 | 66.51 |
| 2012 | 67.27 |
| 2013 | 68.01 |
| 2014 | 68.73 |
| 2015 | 69.66 |
| 2016 | 71.00 |
| 2017 | 71.70 |
| 2018 | 72.24 |
| 2019 | 72.95 |
| 2020 | 73.65 |
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Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
