What are the literacy rates of Asian countries (Myanmar, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, Nepal) for last five censuses?
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Take a look at the Barro and Lee dataset. – Anton Tarasenko Jan 11 '16 at 13:36
I think data.worldbank.org is going to be your best bet for getting this information.
Here is a direct link to the indicator for "Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%)" (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS
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http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS
You can click "Databank" from that link to go to a table generator where you can limit your query to specific countries and years.