Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States is 86.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1986.
That places WB: Small States 73rd 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 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 73.9% | — |
| 1987 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.8% | 73.9% | 75.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 76.1% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.7% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.4% | 86.2% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Small States was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1986.
- How does WB: Small States rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 73rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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