Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 01:17 PM, Jan 26, 2024

January 26, 2024

Dear Jannah Laureano,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 03, 2024 08:51:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Literacy rate from the years 1985 to 2022.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, you may refer to our available published data below:

Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index
https://psa.gov.ph/publication/census-population-and-housing-report
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22CPH%20-%20Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%22

Literacy Rate and Educational Attainment Among Persons Five Years Old and Over in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/1684059980
Note: Latest data is 2020.

Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/education-mass-media
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/education-mass-media/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/education-mass-media/index

FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22FLEMMS%20-%20Functional%20Literacy%2C%20Education%20and%20Mass%20Media%20Survey.%22
Note: Available data are 1994, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2019.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg/index
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/kmcd/B_Consolidated_2022_SDG_Watch_2nd_Round_Update_as_of_27_Dec_2022.pdf

4 Quality Education
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg/Philippines/baselinedata/quality_education

Education and Literacy
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__EL/?tablelist=true&rxid=5bf7d5c2-1a5c-4991-a66d-5a3e07689377

Functional Literacy rate of 10 to 19 Year Olds by Region, Year, Age group and Sexes: 
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__EL/0043E3D4150.px/?rxid=5bf7d5c2-1a5c-4991-a66d-5a3e07689377

Basic Literacy rate of 10 to 19 year olds by Region, Year, Age group and Sexes: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__EL/0043E3E4140.px/?rxid=5bf7d5c2-1a5c-4991-a66d-5a3e07689377

Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf
Note: You may also refer to our previous years publication and look for Chapter 10 Education and Manpower Development.

Chapter 10: Education and Manpower Development
Table 10.15 Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over, by Age Group and Sex: 2015        
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/10_2022.xlsx

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Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service