Is illiteracy common in China?

However this rate is misleadingly high, and illiteracy is actually quite common. As long as you pass a fourth-grade exam, you are considered literate, even if later you are no longer able to read or write (Illiteracy Jumps in China, Despite 50-Year Campaign to Eradicate It). read more

China officially has a high literacy rate of 96.4% (CIA The World Factbook 2015). However this rate is misleadingly high, and illiteracy is actually quite common. read more

A special administrative region of which China has sovereignty. Martinique: 97.0%: 97.6%: 96.4%: 1.2%: 2015: Overseas region/department of France. New Caledonia: 96.9%: 97.3%: 96.5%: 0.8%: 2015: Overseas region/department of France. Palestine: 96.7%: 98.5%: 94.8%: 3.7%: 2015: UN Observer State Puerto Rico: 93.3%: 92.8%: 93.8%-1.0%: 2015: The United States has sovereignty. read more