Jakarta, Sept. 26 -- UNESCO Regional Director in Jakarta Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa appreciated the government's efforts in eradicating illiteracy in Indonesia.

"I appreciate the leadership of the Indonesian government and thank you all for your dedication to advancing literacy," she said at the Celebration of Non-Formal and Informal Education and the Commemoration of International Literacy Day 2025 at the Ministry here on Friday.

Maki explained that the latest data from the UNESCO Institute of Statistics shows that the literacy rate of Indonesian adults aged 15 and above is around 96 percent, and even higher.

For young people aged 15 to 24, she continued, the literacy rate is almost universal, approaching 100 percent.

"Congratulations....