Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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. More info »
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2008
2009
2010
-5.00
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
50.00
55.00
60.00
65.00
Papua New Guinea
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020