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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)