Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 55.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 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, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 55.1%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 55.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1984.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 94th out of 201 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 33.2% | — |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 33.2% | 33.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 35.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 39.7% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 55.1% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 55.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 94th out of 201 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release