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1.	Global Trend in Number of Adult Illiterates (15 and over), 1970 to 2015 "The overall number of adult illiterates began to decrease in the 1990s."

2.	Global and Regional Trend in Number of Adult Illiterates (15 and over), 1970 to 2015 While the overall number of adult illiterates in South and West Asia increased between 1970 and 2005-2007, the overall number of adult illiterates in East Asia and the Pacific decreased.

3.	Global and Regional Trend in Adult Literacy Rate (15 and over), 1970 to 2015 Adult literacy rate has been increasing both in South and West Asia and in East Asia and the Pacific since 1970.

4.	Adult Literacy Rate (15 and over) by Gender in South and West Asia, 1970 to 2015 The literacy gaps between adult men and women are still large in South and West Asia.

5.	Adult Literacy Rate (15 and over) by Gender in East Asia and the Pacific, 1970 to 2015

"The gender disparities in literacy have declined significantly in East Asia and the Pacifc."

All data in this page are available in Excel

Note:

The above Excel data sheets include figures, data sources and explanation notes of the graphs shown in this page.

[Updated in January 2009]

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