Literacy rate, adult total in Other small states
Other small states: Literacy rate, adult total was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult total in Other small states, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 87.1% for literacy rate, adult total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult total in Other small states peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1983.
That places Other small states 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult total in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 71.0% | — |
| 1984 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.2% | 71.0% | 73.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 76.1% | 74.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 79.0% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.5% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult total in Other small states?
- Literacy rate, adult total in Other small states was 87.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult total recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1983.
- How does Other small states rank for literacy rate, adult total?
- Other small states ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other 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 total (% of people 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.