South Korea

Literacy Rate

97.97
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

35
Macedonia98.36
36
Bulgaria98.35
37
Spain98.25
38
Jordan98.23
39
Albania98.14
41
Greece97.94
42
Costa Rica97.86
43
Aruba97.81
45
Maldives97.73

Asia Ranking

6
Russia99.73
9
Mongolia99.18
11
Maldives97.73
12
Singapore97.34
13
Brunei97.21
14
China96.84
15
Macao96.54

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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