Adult illiteracy is defined as the share of the population aged 15 years and over who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.
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Share of women in the illiterate population in APAC 2018, by country
In 2018, over ** percent of the illiterate population in Singapore were women. However, the country also has one of the lowest numbers of illiterate people in the Asia-Pacific region. That year, over ** percent of the more than ** million illiterate individuals in China were female. Out of the surveyed countries, solely Mongolia had a higher share of illiterate men than women.
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World Bank. (December 10, 2023). Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/694903/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-women-by-country/
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Share of women among the illiterate population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by country [Graph], World Bank, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/694903/asia-pacific-number-of-illiterate-women-by-country/
