Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 69.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1974.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 80th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24.9% | — |
| 1975 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 25.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 33.3% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 41.0% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 52.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 62.9% | 69.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
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, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 80th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release