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Pasay, San Juan post highest literacy rates in 2024
May 27, 2025
|Business World Philippines
PASAY City recorded the highest basic literacy rate while the City of San Juan posted the highest functional literacy rate in the country in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report.
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Pasay City posted the highest basic literacy rate among all highly urbanized cities (HUCs) at 96.2%, while the City of San Juan led in functional literacy rate with 94.5%.
Both are in the National Capital Region (NCR), which recorded an average basic literacy rate of 92% and an average functional literacy rate of 80%. These are higher than the national average of 90% and 70.8%, respectively.
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