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Figure 8.26 Adult (15+) illiteracy rate by sex, 2013

10/01/2015

Basic reading, writing and numeracy skills are essential to individual well-being and societal development. Along with social and economic progress, there has been a substantial increase in educational attainment for people in China over the past five decades. Back in 1964, one third of China’s adult population was illiterate. The illiteracy rate decreased to only 4.6 per cent in 2013, however with significant gender disparities. Females living in western provinces are the least literate, and the highest illiteracy rate is observed in Tibet.

Source: National Bureau of Statistics, China Statistical Yearbook, 2014

Figure 8.26
Basic reading, writing and numeracy skills are essential to individual well-being and societal development. Along with social and economic progress, there has been a substantial increase in educational attainment for people in China over the past five decades. Back in 1964, one third of China’s adult population was illiterate. The illiteracy rate decreased to only 4.6 per cent in 2013, however with significant gender disparities. Females living in western provinces are the least literate, and the highest illiteracy rate is observed in Tibet.

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