Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 1.05 GPIA.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1994.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 4th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9417 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 529,106 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7233 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.05 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 4th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release