Philippines Literacy Rate 1980-2025

Philippines literacy rate for 2020 was 98.47%, a 2.2% increase from 2019.
  • Philippines literacy rate for 2019 was 96.28%, a 1.9% decline from 2015.
  • Philippines literacy rate for 2015 was 98.18%, a 1.78% increase from 2013.
  • Philippines literacy rate for 2013 was 96.40%, a 0.98% increase from 2008.
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.

Literacy Rate

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Annual Change

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