Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 78.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 79.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1989.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 71st out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65.2% | — |
| 1990 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 65.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 71.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.1% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (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, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 78.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1989.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 71st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release