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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 NA% (male NA%, female NA) age 15 and over can read and write
1993 age 9-49 can read and write (1970) total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%
1994 age 9-49 can read and write (1970) total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1989) total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1989 est.) total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1995 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.5% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.5% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.8% | female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.8% | female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.8% | female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 99.7% (2015 est.) | male: 99.8% (2015 est.) | female: 99.6% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.8% | female: 99.6% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.8% | female: 99.6% (2015)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.6% (2015)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.6% (2015)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.6% (2015)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.6% (2015)
2025 total population: 99.9% (2022 est.) male: 99.9% (2022 est.) female: 99.9% (2022 est.)