Number of illiterate adults APAC 2018, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 18, 2024

In 2018, close to 253 million adult individuals in India were classified as illiterate. Comparatively, about 1.23 million Malaysian adults were illiterate.

Number of illiterate adults in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country (in millions)

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December 2023

Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

* 2019 data

Adult illiteracy is defined as the portion 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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