Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 90.9% in 2008. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1993–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States is 90.9%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 90.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 1993.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 68th out of 203 groups with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 87.1% | — |
| 1994 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.7% | 87.1% | 88.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 88.6% | 90.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States was 90.9% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 1993.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 68th out of 203 groups with data for 2008.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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