Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
54th
of 201 groups
All-time high
82.1%
in 2022
All-time low
69.2%
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 82.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 1989.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 54th of 201 groups on this measure, 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, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 69.2% | — |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 69.5% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 75.7% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 77.9% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 81.9% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 51 Oman 49.1% compare
- 52 Guatemala 45.5% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 43.3% compare
- 54 Cameroon 43.1% compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.3% compare
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.1% compare
- 57 Tunisia 35.1% compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Caribbean was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 1989.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 54th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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