According to ''
the sixth population census'' in 2010 the overall literacy rate in the
People's Republic of China
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was 95.92 per cent. In the different regions the illiteracy rate varies considerably, though. The following is a list of the first-level
administrative divisions
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covered in the population census, including all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, in order of their officially reported
illiteracy rate
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in Writing, written form in some specific context of use. In other wo ...
for people aged 15 and above in 2010. The figures are from the 2010 census published by the Bureau of Statistics of the PRC.
Figures from a different source, the CIA World Factbook, are given for the special administrative regions
Hong Kong
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(2002) and
Macau
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(2001); these are not directly comparable as the methodologies used may differ.
Mainland China
Hong Kong and Macau
External links
National Bureau of Statistics
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Illiteracy
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in Writing, written form in some specific context of use. In other wo ...
Illiteracy rate
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in Writing, written form in some specific context of use. In other wo ...
Illiteracy rate
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in Writing, written form in some specific context of use. In other wo ...
Literacy
China, illiteracy rate