Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 40.0% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1993–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States is 40.0%, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 43.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2007.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 203rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43.0% | — |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 42.0% | 43.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 9 |
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 40.0% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2007.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2008.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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