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Pakistan: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes

58.86percent · 2021+6.0% since 2008

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG15T99. Annual figures for Pakistan from 2005 to 2021.

20052021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202158.86
201958
201857.01
201759.13
201456.98
201355.59
201256.76
201154.74
201055.38
200954.89
200855.53
200752.14
200654.15
200549.87

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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