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Singapore: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

79,258count · 2021-30.0% since 2011

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99. Annual figures for Singapore from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
202179,258
202093,996
201981,733
201885,257
201788,953
201692,765
201598,321
2014100,735
2013104,845
2012109,053
2011113,242
2010121,534
2000190,085

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 illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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