Literacy rate, adult male in Small states
Small states: Literacy rate, adult male was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Small states, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Small states recorded 89.7% for literacy rate, adult male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Small states peaked at 89.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1986.
Small states ranks 17th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 78.7% | — |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.1% | 78.7% | 79.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 83.7% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 85.9% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.5% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in Small states?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Small states was 89.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1986.
- How does Small states rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Small states ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.