Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 4.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 4.56 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 4.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.53 million, in 2005.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 161st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.65 million | — |
| 1990 | 3.58 million | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.57 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.57 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.61 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.61 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.63 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.57 million | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.92 million | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 3.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.98 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.02 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.28 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.44 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.56 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.65 million | 3.65 million | 3.65 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.60 million | 3.56 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million | 3.53 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 million | 3.98 million | 4.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 million | 4.28 million | 4.56 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 4.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 million in 2005.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 161st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release