Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 81.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 82.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1987.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 89th 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 38 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 74.8% | — |
| 1988 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.4% | 74.8% | 76.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 76.6% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 80.2% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.0% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.4% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1987.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 89th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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