youth literacy rate in the region was higher among both genders that year.
In 2020, the adult literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia amounted to 94.6 percent among women and 97.6 percent among men. In comparison, the Adult literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender
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UNESCO. "Adult literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309724/east-southeast-asia-adult-literacy-rate-by-gender/
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Adult literacy rate in East and Southeast Asia in 2020, by gender [Graph], UNESCO, April 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309724/east-southeast-asia-adult-literacy-rate-by-gender/