Literacy in China

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The People's Republic of China has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. The overall literacy rate in China reached 99.8% in 2021.^[1] Adult literacy in China, defined as literacy in those aged 15 and above, was measured at 97% in 2020 by the World Bank.^[2] Youth literacy, defined as literacy in those aged 15–24, was 100% since 2010 and remained so in 2020.^[3]