Philippines vs Samoa: Literate and illiterate world population

Philippines

1.5%

in 2020

Samoa

2.0%

in 2019

Philippines rank

104th

Samoa rank

101st

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Samoa currently reports 2.0% against 1.5% in Philippines, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

Globally, Philippines ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 101st of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.