Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 87.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 87.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 88.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 1984.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 92nd 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, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 75.7% | — |
| 1985 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.0% | 75.7% | 78.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 79.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.1% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.4% | 87.8% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 87.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 92nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release