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Literacy
United States — 28 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 99% |
| 1991 | 97% (male 97%, female 97%) age 15 and over having completed 5 or more years of schooling (1980) |
| 1992 | 98% (male 97%, female 98%) age 25 and over having completed 5 or more years of schooling (1989) |
| 1993 | age 15 and over having completed 5 or more years of schooling (1991) total population: 97.9% male: 97.9% female: 97.9% |
| 1994 | age 15 and over having completed 5 or more years of schooling (1991) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% |
| 1995 | age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling (1979) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% |
| 1996 | age 15 and over can read and write (1979 est.) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% |
| 1997 | definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) |
| 1998 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) |
| 1999 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) |
| 2000 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) |
| 2001 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) |
| 2002 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.) total population: 97% |
| 2003 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write female: 97% (1979 est.) total population: 97% male: 97% |
| 2004 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1999 est.) |
| 2005 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1999 est.) |
| 2006 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2007 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2008 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2009 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2010 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2011 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2012 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2013 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2014 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| 2022 | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| 2023 | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| 2024 | total population: NA male: NA female: NA |