Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.94 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.94 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
76th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.94 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.81 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
40
1984–2023
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 0.94 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 0.94 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.81 GPIA, in 1984.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 76th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.81 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.89 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.82 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.856 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.917 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9375 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 0.94 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 GPIA in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 76th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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