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China vs Korea, Rep.: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.74, compared to Korea, Rep.'s 97.97. That makes China's value 1.3% lower than Korea, Rep.'s.

China

Not reported

China trend
Latest (2020)
96.74
Year-over-year
+1.7%
10-year change
+1.7%
Peak
96.74 (2020)
Trough
95.12 (2010)

Korea, Rep.

Not reported

(insufficient data for trend)
Latest (2008)
97.97
Peak
97.97 (2008)
Trough
97.97 (2008)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.