Philippines

Adult literacy in Philippines

Adult literacy in Philippines: 83.3% in 1980 and 98.5% in 2020, by UNESCO estimates.

Latest, 2020
98.5%
Since 1980
+15.2 percentage points
World, 2020
87%
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% of adults · UNESCO

Adult literacy in PhilippinesAdult literacy in Philippines: 83.3% in 1980 and 98.5% in 2020, by UNESCO estimates. The world as a whole: 87% in 2020.
Estimates, UNESCOWorld

Every year

% of adults · UNESCO

YearPhilippinesWorld
2024–87.7
2023–87.6
2022–87.4
2021–87.2
202098.587
201996.386.8
2018–86.8
2017–86.5
2016–86.3
201598.286
2014–85.6
201396.485.2
2012–84.9
2011–84.7
201097.184.4
2009–83.8
200895.483.5
2007–83.1
2006–82.5
2005–82.6
2004–82.6
200392.682.2
2002–81.7
2001–81.4
200092.681.1
1999–80.9
1998–80.5
1997–79.3
1996–77.3
1995–76.9
199493.976.4
1993–76
1992–75.5
1991–75.1
199093.674.6
1989–74.1
1988–73.6
1987–71.9
1986–71.3
1985–70.7
1984–70.2
1983–69.5
1982–68.9
1981–68.4
198083.367.8
1979–67.2
1978–66.5
1977–65.9
1976–65.6
1975–65.4

Good to know

  • The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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