Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 83.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
84th
of 203 groups
All-time high
83.6%
in 2022
All-time low
57.4%
in 1984
Years of data
40
1984–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 83.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 83.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1984.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 84th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 57.4% | — |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 58.7% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 61.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 64.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 57.4% | 62.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 63.8% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 73.4% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 75.9% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.7% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 81 Benin 31.6% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 22.0% compare
- 83 Mali 21.5% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 21.4% compare
- 85 Guinea 21.2% compare
- 86 Niger 18.9% compare
- 87 Afghanistan 15.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1886 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 83.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 84th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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