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Literacy
Korea, North — 35 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 95% (est.) |
| 1991 | NA% (male NA%, female NA%) |
| 1992 | 99%, (male 99%, female 99%); note - presumed to be virtually universal among population under age 60 |
| 1993 | age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 1994 | age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 1995 | age 15 and over can read and write Korean (1990 est.) total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 1996 | age 15 and over can read and write Korean (1990 est.) total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 1997 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
| 1998 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
| 1999 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
| 2000 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
| 2001 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
| 2002 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.) |
| 2003 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2004 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2005 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2006 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2007 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2008 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2009 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2010 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
| 2011 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1991 est.) |
| 2012 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1991 est.) |
| 2013 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2008 est.) |
| 2014 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2008 est.) |
| 2015 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 100% | male: 100% | female: 100% (2015 est.) |
| 2016 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 100% | male: 100% | female: 100% (2015 est.) |
| 2017 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 100% | male: 100% | female: 100% (2015 est.) |
| 2018 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 100% (2015 est.) | male: 100% (2015 est.) | female: 100% (2015 est.) |
| 2019 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 100% | male: 100% | female: 100% (2015) |
| 2020 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 100% | male: 100% | female: 100% (2015) |
| 2021 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2015) |
| 2022 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2015) |
| 2023 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2015) |
| 2024 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2015) |