Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, East Asia & Pacific or Philippines?

Philippines, at 99.8% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?

13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Philippines: Literacy rate, youth total

East Asia & Pacific

99.1%

in 2024

Philippines

99.8%

in 2022

East Asia & Pacific rank

11th

Philippines rank

11th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

East Asia & Pacific
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 99.8% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Philippines ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 11th of 40 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1980s	87.7%	91.8%	4.1%	Philippines
1990s	94.7%	96.3%	1.7%	Philippines
2000s	98.1%	96.0%	2.1%	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	98.8%	98.7%	0.1%	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	99.0%	99.5%	0.5%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, East Asia & Pacific or Philippines?: Philippines, at 99.8% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?: 0.7%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Philippines rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 11th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit: % of people ages 15-24
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.