Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 91.8% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1986–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 91.8%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 91.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1987.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 66th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 88.3% | — |
| 1987 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.4% | 88.3% | 88.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 88.8% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 90.3% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 91.7% | 91.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1337 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,687 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 230,858 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 91.8% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1987.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 66th out of 203 groups with data for 2013.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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