Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.95 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.95 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
38th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.96 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.88 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 0.95 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.88 GPIA, in 1989.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 38th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.88 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.95 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.893 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.946 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.952 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.95 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 GPIA in 1989.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 38th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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