Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.73 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 0.73 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 0.73 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.58 GPIA, in 1991.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 102nd out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.59 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.58 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.63 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.59 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.581 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.603 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.673 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7267 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 0.73 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 GPIA in 1991.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 102nd out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release