Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.94 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 0.94 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 0.94 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.86 GPIA, in 1990.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 76th 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 35 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.86 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.909 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 529,106 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7233 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 0.94 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 GPIA in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 76th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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