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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 85.6%
1991 88% (male 87%, female 90%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)
1992 88% (male 87%, female 90%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 88% male: 87% female: 90%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 88% male: 87% female: 90%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 90% male: 91% female: 89%
1997 definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.4% male: 93.8% female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.4% male: 93.8% female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.4% male: 93.8% female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.4% male: 93.8% female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.5% male: 95.7% female: 95.4% (2009 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.5% male: 95.7% female: 95.4% (2009 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.3% | male: 96.4% | female: 96.2% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.3% | male: 96.4% | female: 96.2% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 97.1% | male: 97% | female: 97.2% (2016 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.) | total population: 97.1% (2016 est.) | male: 97% (2016 est.) | female: 97.2% (2016 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 97.1% | male: 97% | female: 97.2% (2016)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 97.1% | male: 97% | female: 97.2% (2016)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 97% female: 97.2% (2016)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 97% female: 97.2% (2016)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 97.4% female: 97.7% (2021)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 97.4% female: 97.7% (2021)
2025 total population: 97.2% (2017 est.) male: 97.2% (2017 est.) female: 97.3% (2017 est.)