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Adult literacy rate in South Korea

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The current adult literacy rate of South Korea is 98.8%, an increase of 0.8% (0.9%) compared to 2008.
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Value Equal sized Natural
Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1970 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to South Korea Adult literacy rate
Italy
99.3%
+0.5%
(2019)
Spain
98.6%
+0.2%
(2020)
Saudi Arabia
97.6%
+2.3%
(2020)
Turkey
96.7%
+0.6%
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100%
0%
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6 years
0 years
(2023)
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0 years
(2023)
Female primary last grade persistence
98.8%
-1%
(2021)
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South Korea Adult literacy rate between 2008 and 2018
Period Adult literacy rate Change
2018 98.8% +0.8%
2008 98%
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