Philippines - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Philippines was 98.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.27 in 2015, while its lowest value was 92.47 in 1980.

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
1980 92.47
1990 96.88
1994 96.28
2000 95.72
2003 96.58
2008 98.49
2013 98.82
2015 99.27
2019 98.89

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Philippines was 97.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.90 in 2015, while its lowest value was 91.06 in 1980.

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
1980 91.06
1990 96.28
1994 95.82
2000 94.46
2003 93.58
2008 97.02
2013 97.43
2015 98.90
2019 97.90

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Philippines was 98.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.08 in 2015, while its lowest value was 91.79 in 1980.

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
1980 91.79
1990 96.58
1994 96.04
2000 95.09
2003 95.06
2008 97.75
2013 98.11
2015 99.08
2019 98.38

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Philippines was 96.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.24 in 2015, while its lowest value was 82.76 in 1980.

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
1980 82.76
1990 93.18
1994 94.54
2000 92.65
2003 93.56
2008 95.83
2013 96.79
2015 98.24
2019 96.85

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Philippines was 95.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.12 in 2015, while its lowest value was 83.89 in 1980.

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
1980 83.89
1990 93.97
1994 93.30
2000 92.55
2003 91.63
2008 95.01
2013 96.01
2015 98.12
2019 95.71

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Philippines was 96.28 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.18 in 2015, while its lowest value was 83.32 in 1980.

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
1980 83.32
1990 93.57
1994 93.92
2000 92.60
2003 92.59
2008 95.42
2013 96.40
2015 98.18
2019 96.28

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes