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Pakistan: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 15+)
58.86percent · 2021+6.0% since 2008
Adult literacy rate. Annual figures for Pakistan from 1981 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.86 | |
| 2019 | 58 | |
| 2018 | 57.01 | |
| 2017 | 59.13 | |
| 2014 | 56.98 | |
| 2013 | 55.59 | |
| 2012 | 56.76 | |
| 2011 | 54.74 | |
| 2010 | 55.38 | |
| 2009 | 54.89 | |
| 2008 | 55.53 | |
| 2007 | 52.14 | |
| 2006 | 54.15 | |
| 2005 | 49.87 | |
| 1998 | 42.7 | |
| 1981 | 25.73 |
Source
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