Literacy Statistics

6 interactive literacy charts — free to explore, filter, download & embed

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ANYSTAT's literacy collection runs to 6 datasets, including Youth Literacy Rate and 50-Year Progress by Region and Sex (2016), Youth vs Elderly Literacy Rate by Region (2016) and Adult Literacy Rate Progress by Region: 1990 vs 2016. Each one is sourced, explorable year by year, and switchable between bar, line, area, map and table views — free to download as an image or CSV, or embed on your own site.

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Curated 2016

99.9

Central Asia - Both Sexes (Youth R...

Youth Literacy Rate and 50-Year Progress by Region and Sex (2016)

Women have made substantially greater literacy gains than men over the past 50 years across almost every region. Globall...

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Curated 2016

100.0

Europe and Northern America - Yout...

Youth vs Elderly Literacy Rate by Region (2016)

The comparison between youth and elderly literacy rates serves as a proxy for five decades of progress. Southern Asia sh...

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Curated All Time

96.0

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia - 2...

Adult Literacy Rate Progress by Region: 1990 vs 2016

Southern Asia made the most dramatic improvement in adult literacy between 1990 and 2016, rising from 46% to 72% - a gai...

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Curated 2016

49.0

Southern Asia

Share of Global Illiterate Population Living in Each Region (2016)

Southern Asia alone accounts for nearly half of all illiterate adults globally, making it the single most critical regio...

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Curated 2016

750.0

Adults (15+) - Both Sexes

Global Illiterate Population by Age Group and Sex (2016)

Adults (15+) - Both Sexes (750), Aged 25-64 - Both Sexes (507) and Adults (15+) - Women (473) take the top three in Illi...

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Curated 2016

93.0

Youth (15-24) - Men

Global Literacy Rate by Age Group and Sex (2016)

Youth (aged 15-24) consistently show the highest literacy rates across all gender categories, reflecting improved access...

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About Literacy statistics on ANYSTAT

This page collects 6 interactive literacy datasets in one place — useful for research, articles, presentations, and quick fact-checks. Instead of static images, each chart is fully interactive: hover any data point to read the exact value, switch chart types with a single click, and compare categories or years side by side.

Every literacy chart includes a written analysis, the key findings, category rankings, how the figures were calculated, and a link to the original data source where available. All of it is free, with no account required. New literacy statistics are added regularly — bookmark this page or explore other topics to keep discovering data.