Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write.

Based on the 2015 Population count, Liloy has a literacy rate of 98.13 percent of the population 10 years and over. This clearly indicates the importance of education as a means of advancement by the residents of the municipality.

Comparatively, among the population 10 years old and over, about 49.89 percent have literate male and 48.24 percent of literate female. Fortunately or unfortunately the female is outnumbered by male in term of education literacy.

Literacy of Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Sex, 2015

Table 9

Age-Group	Total Population	Literate	Illiterate
Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
10-14	4,468	2,320	2,148	4,436	2,298	2,138	32	22	10
15-19	3,624	1,876	1,748	3,597	1,859	1,738	27	17	10
20-24	3,145	1,574	1,571	3,129	1,565	1,564	16	9	7
25-29	2,720	1,388	1,332	2,689	1,372	1,317	31	16	15
30-34	2,513	1,297	1,216	2,488	1,283	1,205	25	14	11
35-39	2,535	1,297	1,238	2,510	1,280	1,230	25	17	8
40-44	2,389	1,242	1,147	2,346	1,218	1,128	43	24	19
45-49	2,230	1,171	1,059	2,195	1,149	1,046	35	22	13
50-54	1,868	973	895	1,830	954	876	38	19	19
55-59	1,537	755	782	1,500	739	761	37	16	21
60-64	1,261	618	643	1,223	596	627	38	22	16
65 and over	2,423	1,101	1,322	2,197	1,011	1,186	226	90	136
Total	30,713	15,612	15,101	30,140	15,324	14,816	573	288	285

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority. Generated using ratio and proportion from 2010 census