This statistic shows the number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, approximately 141,950 adults in Singapore were classified as illiterate.
Number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016
(in 1,000s)
Adult illiteracy is defined as the percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on his/her everyday life.
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UNESCAP. (August 17, 2018). Number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694905/singapore-number-of-illiterate-adults/
UNESCAP. "Number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694905/singapore-number-of-illiterate-adults/
UNESCAP. (2018). Number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694905/singapore-number-of-illiterate-adults/
UNESCAP. "Number of Illiterate Adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694905/singapore-number-of-illiterate-adults/
UNESCAP, Number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694905/singapore-number-of-illiterate-adults/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of illiterate adults in Singapore from 2010 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UNESCAP, August 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694905/singapore-number-of-illiterate-adults/