Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 64.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 64.1%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 64.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1984.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 93rd of 201 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 43.4% | — |
| 1985 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 44.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 46.2% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 49.1% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.2% | 64.1% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 64.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 93rd out of 201 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release