Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 85.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
86th
of 203 groups
All-time high
85.7%
in 2022
All-time low
66.5%
in 1984
Years of data
40
1984–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 85.7% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 85.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1984.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 86th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 66.5% | — |
| 1985 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.2% | 66.5% | 70.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 71.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 79.2% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 80.1% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.1% | 85.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 83 Mali 32.1% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 29.8% compare
- 85 Niger 28.6% compare
- 86 Afghanistan 27.3% compare
- 87 Chad 24.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 85.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 86th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release