Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 86.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
83rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
87.5%
in 2016
All-time low
80.5%
in 1988
Years of data
36
1988–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean stood at 86.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 87.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1988.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 83rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 80.5% | — |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.7% | 80.5% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 81.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 84.5% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.6% | 87.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 80 Benin 43.7% compare
- 81 Guinea 34.7% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 33.7% compare
- 83 Mali 32.1% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 29.8% compare
- 85 Niger 28.6% compare
- 86 Afghanistan 27.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 86.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1988.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 83rd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release