Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.92 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 0.92 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 0.93 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.44 GPIA, in 1979.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 43rd of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.44 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.44 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.62 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.67 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.83 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.92 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.87 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.93 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.476 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.573 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.693 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.892 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.912 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 0.92 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 GPIA in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 43rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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