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This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%.
Obstacles to literacy vary by country and culture, as writing systems, quality of education, availability of written material, competition from other sources (television, video games, cell phones, and family obligations), and culture all influence literacy levels.
List of countries by youth literacy rate Youth literacy rate is the percentage of literates in the age group 15–24. UNESCO updates this data every year. The table below contains the data published for the year 2015 by UNESCO . [1] * indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
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The IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) [1] is an international study of reading (comprehension) achievement in 9-10 year olds. It has been conducted every five years since 2001 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). It is designed to measure children's reading literacy ...
Pages in category "Literacy by country" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The People's Republic of China has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. The overall literacy rate in China reached 99.8% in 2021. [1] Adult literacy in China, defined as literacy in those aged 15 and above, was measured at 97% in 2020 by the World Bank. [2] Youth literacy, defined as literacy in those aged 15–24, was 100% since ...
International Literacy Day is an international observance, celebrated each year on 8 September, UNESCO declared that on 26 October 1966 at the 14th session of UNESCO's General Conference.