Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
85th
of 203 groups
All-time high
82.5%
in 2022
All-time low
62.9%
in 1984
Years of data
40
1984–2023
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 82.5%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 82.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1984.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 85th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 62.9% | — |
| 1985 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.8% | 62.9% | 67.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 68.0% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 75.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.7% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.6% | 82.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 40.3% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 35.7% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 33.9% compare
- 85 Mali 27.7% compare
- 86 Guinea 27.7% compare
- 87 Afghanistan 26.6% compare
- 88 Niger 25.7% compare
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, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 85th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release