Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 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, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 87.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 88.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1984.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 93rd of 203 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 77.9% | — |
| 1985 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.0% | 77.9% | 80.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 80.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.0% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.3% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.4% | 87.8% | 4 |
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, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 87.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 93rd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release