Literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Literacy rate, youth male was 94.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States, 1993–2009
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States is 94.6%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 94.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 1993.
That places Caribbean Small States 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 90.1% | — |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.1% | 91.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.0% | 94.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Caribbean Small States was 94.6% in 2009, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 1993.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2009.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.