Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 72.8% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1993–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2006, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States stood at 72.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 72.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1993.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 74th out of 201 groups with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 64.7% | — |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 64.7% | 68.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 69.2% | 72.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 71 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.8% compare
- 72 Côte d'Ivoire 18.7% compare
- 73 Algeria 16.8% compare
- 74 Malawi 15.9% compare
- 75 Cambodia 15.0% compare
- 76 Mozambique 14.4% compare
- 77 Benin 14.3% compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 72.8% in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1993.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 74th out of 201 groups with data for 2006.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small 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