Philippines Literacy Rate 1980-2024
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.
- 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.
| Philippines Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
98.47% |
2.20% |
| 2019 |
96.28% |
-1.90% |
| 2015 |
98.18% |
1.78% |
| 2013 |
96.40% |
0.98% |
| 2008 |
95.42% |
2.83% |
| 2003 |
92.59% |
-0.01% |
| 2000 |
92.60% |
-1.32% |
| 1994 |
93.92% |
0.34% |
| 1990 |
93.57% |
10.26% |
| 1980 |
83.32% |
10.26% |
