Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 59.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 65.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2020.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 64.0% | — |
| 1996 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 59.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2020.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release