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Regional literacy profile - East Asia and the Pacific
List of countries
  General regional information
  2011
Total population (000)
  2 185 737
Annual population growth rate (%) ^
  0.7
Population 0-14 years (%)
  19
Rural population (%) ^
  51
Total fertility rate (births per woman) ^
  1.8
Infant mortality rate (0/00) ^
  17
Life expectancy at birth (years) ^
  72
GDP per capita (PPP) US$ ^
  7 315
Total primary school age population (000)
  165 772
Total number of primary school pupils (000)
  184 591
Total number of children out of school (000)
 (**) 5 127
      Female share of children out of school (%)
 (**) 44.3
Adult (15 years and older) literacy rate (%) Male
  96.9
  Female
  92.5
  Total
  94.7
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate (%) Male
  98.9
  Female
  98.8
  Total
  98.9
  Adult Literacy (15 years and older)

Adult literacy rates
 
On average, 95% of the adult population is literate in the region (97% of male adults and 93% of female adults). This varies from 58% in Timor-Leste to 100% in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
 
Adult literacy rates per country and gender, 2005-2011


  Youth Literacy (15 to 24 years old)

Youth literacy rates
 
On average, 99% of the youth population is literate in the region (99% of male youths and 99% of female youths). This varies from 71% in Papua New Guinea to 100% in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
 
Youth literacy rates per country and gender, 2005-2011
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Footnotes:
** UIS estimation
^ World Bank World Development Indicators
For data sources and references, definitions of literacy and more information, please consult the "Literacy" section of the UIS website.