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

97.65percent · 2021+1.5% since 2011

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG15T99. Annual figures for Singapore from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202197.65
202097.13
201997.48
201897.34
201797.2
201697.05
201596.83
201496.72
201396.55
201296.37
201196.19
201095.86
200092.55

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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