Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
41st
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1991
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
36
1988–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean stood at 0.99 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1 GPIA in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 1998.
That places MDG: Caribbean 41st out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.992 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 40 Palestine, State of 0.9886 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.9818 GPIA compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Macau, China 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Türkiye 0.98 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean was 0.99 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1991.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 1998.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 41st out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release