Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States
WB: Small 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 2005
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 0.96 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1986.
WB: Small 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 WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 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 | 0.95 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.947 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.951 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.956 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small 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 WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1986.
- How does WB: Small States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Small 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 WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Small 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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February 2026 Data Release