Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 87.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 87.3% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 87.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 1988.
That places MDG: Caribbean 71st 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 36 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 81.9% | — |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.1% | 81.9% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 82.7% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 84.8% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.9% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.3% | 87.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean was 87.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 1988.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 71st out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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