Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Small States, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 86.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Small States peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1986.
WB: Small States ranks 71st of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 72.5% | — |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.3% | 72.5% | 74.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 74.6% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 79.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 81.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.6% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Small States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Small States was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1986.
- How does WB: Small States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 71st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small 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