In 2018, over 76 percent of the illiterate population in Singapore were women. However, the country also has one of the lowest 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.
Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country
Adult illiteracy is defined as the share of the population aged 15 years and over who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.
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World Bank. (December 10, 2023). Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694903/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-women-by-country/
World Bank. "Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country." Chart. December 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694903/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-women-by-country/
World Bank. (2023). Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694903/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-women-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/
