Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 32.0% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1993–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States is 32.0%, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 34.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2007.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.0% | — |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 32.0% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2007.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2009.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release