Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 80.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 81.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1989.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 78th of 200 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 69.5% | — |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 69.9% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.2% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 77.1% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.8% | 81.2% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 80.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1989.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 78th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release