Cagayan de Oro City ranked second among Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) in the Philippines for basic literacy in 2024, posting an impressive rate of 96.1 percent. This means that about 96 out of every 100 individuals aged five and older in the city can read, write, and perform basic arithmetic. The city also placed 9th in functional literacy, with a rate of 84.4 percent—indicating that roughly 84 out of 100 individuals can read, write, compute, and comprehend. These figures are based on the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
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