Asia Rankings
Youth Literacy Rate
ages 15-24
| Rank | Country | ages 15-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 28 |  North Korea | 100 |
1 | 1 |  Uzbekistan | 100 |
3 | 28 |  South Korea | 99.95 |
4 | 10 |  Russia | 99.92 |
5 | 5 |  Turkmenistan | 99.9 |
6 | 3 |  Kazakhstan | 99.9 |
7 | 9 |  Singapore | 99.89 |
8 | 2 |  Azerbaijan | 99.88 |
9 | 12 |  Macao | 99.8 |
10 | 14 |  Philippines | 99.77 |
11 | 6 |  China | 99.76 |
12 | 8 |  Kyrgyzstan | 99.75 |
13 | 13 |  Brunei | 99.71 |
14 | 11 |  Mongolia | 99.49 |
15 | 15 |  Sri Lanka | 99.11 |
16 | 17 |  Vietnam | 99.05 |
17 | 3 |  Tajikistan | 98.81 |
18 | 19 |  Malaysia | 98.79 |
19 | 18 |  Maldives | 98.74 |
20 | 16 |  Thailand | 98.17 |
21 | 25 |  Bhutan | 97.73 |
22 | 20 |  India | 97.04 |
23 | 26 |  Cambodia | 96.57 |
24 | 21 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 96.36 |
25 | 7 |  Indonesia | 93.79 |
26 | 22 |  Bangladesh | 93.45 |
27 | 23 |  Nepal | 92.4 |
28 | 24 |  Laos | 90.39 |
29 | 27 |  Pakistan | 73.13 |