Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 90.5% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1987–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 90.5% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2013. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 90.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 1987.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 80th out of 203 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 86.5% | — |
| 1988 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.6% | 86.5% | 86.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 88.1% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.2% | 90.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 90.5% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 1987.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 80th out of 203 groups with data for 2013.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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