Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 78.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 78.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 78.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2006.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 116th of 203 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.4% | — |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 71.4% | 71.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 62.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 66.6% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 77.9% | 78.7% | 5 |
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, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 78.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2006.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 116th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release