Philippines vs Samoa: Literacy rates among adults

Philippines

98.5%

in 2020

Samoa

98.0%

in 2019

Philippines rank

14th

Samoa rank

16th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Philippines currently reports 98.5% against 98.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.

Philippines ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.