Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 91.6% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 91.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1975.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 66th 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 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 82.3% | — |
| 1976 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 82.3% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 83.0% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 84.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 87.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 89.1% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.9% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1975.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 66th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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