In 2020, the youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia amounted to 99 percent among both girls and boys. In comparison, the adult literacy rate in the region was lower for both genders that year.
Youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender
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Share of literate youth
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UNESCO. (April 27, 2022). Youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309707/east-southeast-asia-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/
UNESCO. "Youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309707/east-southeast-asia-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/
UNESCO. (2022). Youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309707/east-southeast-asia-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/
UNESCO. "Youth Literacy Rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309707/east-southeast-asia-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/
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Youth literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender [Graph], UNESCO, April 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309707/east-southeast-asia-youth-literacy-rate-by-gender/