Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 78.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 78.4%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 80.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2021.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 173rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80.6% | — |
| 1995 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 80.2% | 80.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 79.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 78.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7233 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 78.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 173rd out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release