China - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 82.10 |
| 1990 | 91.45 |
| 2000 | 98.50 |
| 2010 | 99.59 |
| 2018 | 99.78 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 95.21 |
| 1990 | 96.98 |
| 2000 | 99.20 |
| 2010 | 99.69 |
| 2018 | 99.78 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 88.77 |
| 1990 | 94.28 |
| 2000 | 98.86 |
| 2010 | 99.64 |
| 2018 | 99.78 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 51.14 |
| 1990 | 68.07 |
| 2000 | 86.53 |
| 2010 | 92.71 |
| 2018 | 95.16 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 79.19 |
| 1990 | 87.02 |
| 2000 | 95.14 |
| 2010 | 97.48 |
| 2018 | 98.47 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 65.51 |
| 1990 | 77.79 |
| 2000 | 90.92 |
| 2010 | 95.12 |
| 2018 | 96.84 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
