Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 1991.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 68th of 204 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 90.4% | — |
| 1976 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 89.1% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 89.0% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.9% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 1991.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 68th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 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