numbers of illiterate people in the Asia-Pacific region. That year, over 75 percent of the more than 37 million illiterate individuals in China were female. Out of the surveyed countries, solely Mongolia had a higher share of illiterate men than women.
In 2018, over 76 percent of the illiterate population in Singapore were women. However, the country also has one of the lowest Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country
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Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country [Graph], World Bank, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694903/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-women-by-country/