Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 79.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
79.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
142nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
80.7%
in 2001
All-time low
68.8%
in 2007
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 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, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 79.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 80.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2007.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 142nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.5% | — |
| 1995 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 79.5% | 80.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 68.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 70.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.0% | 79.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- 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)
- 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 primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 79.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 142nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release