Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 70.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States, 1985–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States is 70.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States peaked at 70.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1985.
WB: Small States ranks 77th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 55.9% | — |
| 1986 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.0% | 55.9% | 58.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 58.5% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 60.7% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.8% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 69.4% | 70.1% | 3 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Small States was 70.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1985.
- How does WB: Small States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 77th out of 201 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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