Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States is 87.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1983.
That places WB: Other Small States 82nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 70.2% | — |
| 1984 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.0% | 70.2% | 72.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 72.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.7% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1983.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 82nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other 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