Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
61st
of 201 groups
All-time high
77.4%
in 2023
All-time low
61.0%
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 77.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 77.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1988.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 61st 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 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 61.0% | — |
| 1989 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.2% | 61.0% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 61.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 68.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 71.5% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.1% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 58 Uganda 34.2% compare
- 59 Cape Verde 33.8% compare
- 60 India 31.4% compare
- 61 Rwanda 31.3% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 31.2% compare
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.4% compare
- 64 Nigeria 30.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (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, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1988.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 61st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release