In 2018, close to 253 million individuals in India were classified as illiterate. Comparatively, about 123 thousand people in Singapore and around 34 thousand people in Mongolia were classified as illiterate that year.
Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions)
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Statistics on Primary and secondary education in the Asia-Pacific region
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Highest youth literacy rates APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Adult literacy rates APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of illiterate adults APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of women in the illiterate population in APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Compulsory school age population size APAC 2011-2019, by subregion
- Premium Statistic Duration of compulsory education APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Duration of free primary and secondary education APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Expected years of school APAC 2020, by country
Teachers
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- Premium Statistic Number of teachers in primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Number of teachers in secondary education APAC 2018-2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in secondary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
Enrollment
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- Premium Statistic Net enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Male enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Enrollment rate for private primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Net enrollment rate for secondary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female and male enrollment rate for lower secondary school APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female and male enrollment rate for upper secondary school APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Enrollment rate for private secondary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
Completion
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- Premium Statistic Primary school completion rate APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female primary school completion rate APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Primary school completion rate of males APAC 2018-2019, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Secondary school completion rate APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Lower secondary completion rate among female and male students APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Upper secondary completion rate among female and male students APAC 2020, by country
Post-secondary education
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COVID-19 impact
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Further related statistics
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- Share of women in the illiterate population in APAC 2018, by country
- Number of illiterate adults in Singapore 2010-2016
- Number of illiterate adults in Pakistan 2008-2015
- Number of illiterate women in Pakistan 2008-2014
- Countries with lowest literacy rates worldwide 2012
- Literacy rates worldwide by region 2012
- Girls in care: reading skills attainment gap at Key Stage 1 (KS1) England 2010-2015
- Female literacy rate Singapore 2012-2021
- Literacy rate in Indonesia 2012-2021, by age group
- Urban literacy rate in Indonesia 2012-2021, by age group
- Number of illiterate people in Turkey 2008-2021
- PISA: Reading performance in the UK in comparison to OECD countries 2015
- Number of illiterate women in Turkey 2008-2021
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- Number of illiterate adults in Singapore 2010-2016
- Number of illiterate adults in Pakistan 2008-2015
- Number of illiterate women in Pakistan 2008-2014
- Countries with lowest literacy rates worldwide 2012
- Literacy rates worldwide by region 2012
- Girls in care: reading skills attainment gap at Key Stage 1 (KS1) England 2010-2015
- Female literacy rate Singapore 2012-2021
- Literacy rate in Indonesia 2012-2021, by age group
- Urban literacy rate in Indonesia 2012-2021, by age group
- Number of illiterate people in Turkey 2008-2021
- PISA: Reading performance in the UK in comparison to OECD countries 2015
- Number of illiterate women in Turkey 2008-2021
World Bank. (December 20, 2020). Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694897/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-adults-by-country/
World Bank. "Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions)." Chart. December 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694897/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-adults-by-country/
World Bank. (2020). Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694897/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-adults-by-country/
World Bank. "Number of Illiterate Adults in The Asia-pacific Region in 2018, by Country (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694897/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-adults-by-country/
World Bank, Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694897/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-adults-by-country/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions) [Graph], World Bank, December 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694897/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-adults-by-country/