Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) stood at 77.3%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2004.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 102nd 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, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 64.7% | — |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 64.7% | 66.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 57.7% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 63.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 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, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2004.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 102nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release