Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2020 was 69.90%, a 4.12% increase from 2016.
Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2016 was 65.78%, a 7.78% increase from 2010.
Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2010 was 58.00%, a 7% increase from 2007.
Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2007 was 51.00%, a 13% increase from 2001.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Timor-Leste Literacy Rate | Historical Data | 2001 - 2020.