In 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that 91.6 percent of Filipinos are functionally literate. This is based on the results of the 2019 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). The PSA defines 'functional literacy' as 'a significantly higher level of literacy which includes not only reading and writing skills, but also numeracy skills.' In addition, these skills must be good enough to allow a person to effectively participate in activities that require reading and writing throughout normal life.

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