Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 71.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 71.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 88th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40.0% | — |
| 1976 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 41.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 42.5% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.4% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 52.6% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.1% | 40.0% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 40.1% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 48.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 52.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 59.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 67.2% | 71.9% | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 71.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 88th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release