Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 55.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 55.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 59.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2010.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.0% | — |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 55.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.0% | 55.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2010.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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