Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
84th
of 203 groups
All-time high
89.6%
in 2019
All-time low
75.0%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States is 89.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States peaked at 89.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1983.
That places WB: Other Small States 84th 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 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 75.0% | — |
| 1984 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.0% | 75.0% | 77.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 82.1% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 84.7% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.4% | 89.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 81 Senegal 61.5% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 54.6% compare
- 83 Guinea 54.4% compare
- 84 Afghanistan 52.1% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 48.7% compare
- 86 Niger 47.9% compare
- 87 Mali 45.2% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Other Small States was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1983.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 84th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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