Philippines

Youth Literacy Rate

98.38
ages 15-24
Dec 80Dec 90Dec 94Dec 00Dec 03Dec 08Dec 13Dec 15Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Philippines
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Asia Ranking

14
Russia99.7
15
Mongolia99.07
16
Sri Lanka98.97
17
Maldives98.75
18
Vietnam98.63
20
Thailand98.14
21
Malaysia96.78
23
Bangladesh94.46
24
Bhutan93.09

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Definition of Youth Literacy Rate

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.

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