Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Syrian Arab Republic Series ID: SEADTLITRZSSYR Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 1981-01-01 to 2014-01-01 Last Updated: 2022-12-27 1:42 PM CST Notes: Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, 'literacy' also encompasses 'numeracy', the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 1981-01-01 55.6544990539551 1982-01-01 . 1983-01-01 . 1984-01-01 . 1985-01-01 . 1986-01-01 . 1987-01-01 . 1988-01-01 . 1989-01-01 . 1990-01-01 . 1991-01-01 . 1992-01-01 . 1993-01-01 . 1994-01-01 . 1995-01-01 . 1996-01-01 . 1997-01-01 . 1998-01-01 . 1999-01-01 . 2000-01-01 . 2001-01-01 . 2002-01-01 82.8882522583008 2003-01-01 . 2004-01-01 80.8445205688477 2005-01-01 . 2006-01-01 . 2007-01-01 . 2008-01-01 . 2009-01-01 . 2010-01-01 . 2011-01-01 . 2012-01-01 . 2013-01-01 . 2014-01-01 86.3000030517578