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 |