Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 92.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
92.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
68th
of 203 groups
All-time high
92.9%
in 2024
All-time low
87.0%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 92.9%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 92.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1975.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 68th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975 to 2024.
Year % Change
1975 87.0%
1976 87.0% +0.0%
1977 87.2% +0.2%
1978 87.3% +0.2%
1979 87.5% +0.2%
1980 87.7% +0.2%
1981 87.8% +0.2%
1982 88.0% +0.2%
1983 88.1% +0.2%
1984 88.2% +0.1%
1985 88.2% +0.1%
1986 88.3% +0.1%
1987 88.4% +0.1%
1988 88.4% +0.1%
1989 88.5% +0.0%
1990 88.5% +0.0%
1991 88.4% -0.1%
1992 88.4% -0.1%
1993 88.4% +0.0%
1994 88.4% -0.1%
1995 88.3% -0.0%
1996 88.3% -0.0%
1997 88.4% +0.1%
1998 88.6% +0.1%
1999 88.7% +0.1%
2000 89.1% +0.5%
2001 89.2% +0.1%
2002 89.3% +0.1%
2003 89.3% +0.1%
2004 89.5% +0.2%
2005 89.7% +0.2%
2006 89.6% -0.1%
2007 89.8% +0.3%
2008 90.1% +0.3%
2009 90.3% +0.3%
2010 90.4% +0.1%
2011 90.7% +0.3%
2012 90.9% +0.2%
2013 91.2% +0.3%
2014 91.4% +0.2%
2015 91.8% +0.4%
2016 92.0% +0.3%
2017 91.6% -0.4%
2018 91.7% +0.1%
2019 91.9% +0.1%
2020 92.2% +0.4%
2021 92.3% +0.1%
2022 92.6% +0.4%
2023 92.7% +0.1%
2024 92.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 87.2% 87.0% 87.5% 5
1980s 88.2% 87.7% 88.5% 10
1990s 88.4% 88.3% 88.7% 10
2000s 89.6% 89.1% 90.3% 10
2010s 91.3% 90.4% 92.0% 10
2020s 92.5% 92.2% 92.9% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

  1. 65 Togo 80.8% compare
  2. 66 Nepal 80.7% compare
  3. 67 Rwanda 79.5% compare
  4. 68 Bangladesh 79.4% compare
  5. 69 Nigeria 78.9% compare
  6. 70 Malawi 78.2% compare
  7. 71 Cameroon 77.8% compare

See the full ranking of 291 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1975.
How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 68th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release