Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States

SDG: Small Island Developing States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.96 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
71st
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.96 GPIA
in 1992
All-time low
0.94 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1988–2024

00.20.40.60.811988200620241988: 0.94 GPIA1989: 0.95 GPIA1990: 0.95 GPIA1991: 0.95 GPIA1992: 0.96 GPIA1993: 0.96 GPIA1994: 0.95 GPIA1995: 0.95 GPIA1996: 0.95 GPIA1997: 0.95 GPIA1998: 0.95 GPIA1999: 0.95 GPIA2000: 0.95 GPIA2001: 0.95 GPIA2002: 0.96 GPIA2003: 0.96 GPIA2004: 0.96 GPIA2005: 0.96 GPIA2006: 0.96 GPIA2007: 0.96 GPIA2008: 0.96 GPIA2009: 0.96 GPIA2010: 0.96 GPIA2011: 0.96 GPIA2012: 0.96 GPIA2013: 0.96 GPIA2014: 0.96 GPIA2015: 0.96 GPIA2016: 0.96 GPIA2017: 0.96 GPIA2018: 0.96 GPIA2019: 0.96 GPIA2020: 0.96 GPIA2021: 0.96 GPIA2022: 0.96 GPIA2023: 0.96 GPIA2024: 0.96 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 0.96 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.94 GPIA, in 1988.

SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 71st of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1988 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1988 0.94 GPIA
1989 0.95 GPIA +1.1%
1990 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1991 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1992 0.96 GPIA +1.1%
1993 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
1994 0.95 GPIA -1.0%
1995 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1996 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1997 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1998 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
1999 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
2000 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.95 GPIA +0.0%
2002 0.96 GPIA +1.1%
2003 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2006 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2007 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2008 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2010 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2012 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2013 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2018 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2020 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2021 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2023 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2024 0.96 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.945 GPIA 0.94 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 2
1990s 0.952 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 10
2000s 0.958 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 10
2010s 0.96 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 10
2020s 0.96 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States

  1. 68 Malawi 0.76 GPIA compare
  2. 69 Zambia 0.75 GPIA compare
  3. 70 Nigeria 0.74 GPIA compare
  4. 71 Togo 0.7 GPIA compare
  5. 72 Nepal 0.67 GPIA compare
  6. 73 Morocco 0.64 GPIA compare
  7. 73 Pakistan 0.64 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.96 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 1992.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 1988.
How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 71st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release