Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 85.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 85.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 85.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1986.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 30th out of 201 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 64.9% | — |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.5% | 64.9% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 75.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.1% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.1% | 85.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 391,687 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 230,858 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 412,001 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190,272 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 85.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1986.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 30th out of 201 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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