Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 92.7% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 1991.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 69th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 87.7% | — |
| 1976 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.8% | 87.7% | 87.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 87.7% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 87.6% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 89.7% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.8% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.1% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 92.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 1991.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 69th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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