Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 71.1% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1993–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Caribbean Small States is 71.1%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 71.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1993.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 96th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 63.1% | — |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 63.1% | 66.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 67.0% | 71.1% | 8 |
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, male in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Caribbean Small States was 71.1% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1993.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 96th out of 200 groups with data for 2007.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release