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Asian Countries by Literacy Rate

Among the Asian countries, Georgia has the highest literacy rate whereas East Timor has the lowest literacy rate. Below is the map of Asia, showing the countries by literacy rate along with a table showing the literacy rate of these countries.

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Asian Countries by Literacy Rate Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Russia Philippines Japan China Turkey India Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Saudi Arabia North Korea Iran South Korea Oman Burma (Myanmar) Yemen Taiwan Sri Lanka Pakistan East Timor Cyprus Maldives Bangladesh Qatar Kuwait Cambodia Georgia Israel Lebanon Singapore Syria Brunei Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Armenia Turkmenistan Mongolia Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Laos Nepal Afghanistan Bhutan
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List of Asian Countries by Literacy Rate

CountryUNESCO literacy rate
Literacy rate (all)Male literacyFemale literacyGender difference
Afghanistan38.2%52.0%24.2%27.8%
Armenia99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
Azerbaijan99.8%99.9%99.7%0.2%
Bahrain95.7%96.9%93.5%3.5%
Bangladesh61.5%64.6%58.5%6.1%
Bhutan64.9%73.1%55.0%18.1%
Brunei Darussalam96.4%97.7%95.1%2.6%
Burma (Myanmar)93.1%95.2%91.2%4.0%
Cambodia77.2%84.5%70.5%13.9%
China96.4%98.2%94.5%3.7%
Cyprus99.1%99.5%98.7%0.8%
Timor67.5%71.5%63.4%8.1%
Georgia99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
India72.1%80.9%62.8%18.1%
Indonesia93.9%96.3%91.5%4.7%
Iran86.8%91.2%82.5%8.7%
Iraq79.7%85.7%73.7%11.9%
Israelnot reported by UNESCO 2015
Japannot reported by UNESCO 2015
Jordan96.7%98.1%95.2%3.0%
Kazakhstan99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%
Kuwait96.2%96.9%95.0%1.9%
Kyrgyzstan99.5%99.6%99.4%0.2%
Laos79.9%87.1%72.8%14.3%
Lebanon93.9%96.0%91.8%4.1%
Malaysia94.6%96.2%93.2%3.0%
Maldives99.3%99.8%98.8%0.9%
Mongolia98.4%98.2%98.6%-0.4%
Nepal64.7%75.6%55.1%20.5%
Korea100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
Oman94.8%96.9%90.0%6.9%
Pakistan56.4%69.6%42.7%26.9%
Philippines96.3%95.8%96.8%-1.0%
Qatar97.8%97.9%97.3%0.6%
Russia99.7%99.7%99.7%0.0%
Saudi Arabia94.7%97.0%91.1%5.9%
Singapore96.8%98.7%95.1%3.6%
Sri92.6%93.6%91.7%1.9%
Koreanot reported by UNESCO 2015
Syria86.4%91.7%81.0%10.7%
Tajikistan99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%
Thailand96.7%96.6%96.7%-0.1%
Turkey95%98.4%91.8%6.6%
Turkmenistan99.7%99.8%99.6%0.1%
United Arab Emirates93.8%93.1%95.8%-2.6%
Uzbekistan99.6%99.7%99.5%0.3%
Vietnam94.5%96.3%92.8%3.4%
Yemen70.1%85.1%55.0%30.1%
* Source United Nations Development Programme Report 2009


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Last Updated Date: February 26, 2020