Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 75.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 75.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 75.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1984.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 89th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 56.6% | — |
| 1985 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.1% | 56.6% | 57.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 57.9% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.2% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 61.9% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.3% | 3 |
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More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 75.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 89th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release