Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) recorded 0.96 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.83 GPIA, in 1994.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 73rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.83 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8367 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.876 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.93 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 0.96 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 73rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release