Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 75.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 75.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2004.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 100th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.7% | — |
| 1995 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.2% | 62.7% | 66.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 58.9% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 63.2% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 75.0% | 75.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 582,774 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 75.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2004.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 100th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release