This statistic shows the bottom 20 countries in Asia in terms of literacy rates in 2015. Within the region, Papua New Guinea is the 2nd least literate country with a literacy rate of 66.68 percent.
Countries with the lowest youth literacy rates in Asia as of 2015
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (June 7, 2016). Countries with the lowest youth literacy rates in Asia as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Countries with the lowest youth literacy rates in Asia as of 2015." Chart. June 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2016). Countries with the lowest youth literacy rates in Asia as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Countries with The Lowest Youth Literacy Rates in Asia as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Countries with the lowest youth literacy rates in Asia as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Countries with the lowest youth literacy rates in Asia as of 2015 [Graph], UNESCO Institute for Statistics, June 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/587084/asian-countries-with-the-lowest-youth-literacy-rates/