The number of young and middle-aged illiterates decreased from 60 million to 35 million,Beijing,Tianjin and Shanghai and the provinces of Jilin,Heilongjiang,Liaoning and Guangdong have basically wiped out illiteracy among young and middle-aged people.

• 青壮年文盲从6000多万人下降到3500万人。北京、天津、上海和吉林、黑龙江、辽宁、广东等省已基本扫除青壮年文盲。