Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States is 92.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 1988.
WB: Small States ranks 107th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 87.2% | — |
| 1989 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.3% | 87.2% | 87.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 87.6% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 89.0% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 89.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Small States was 92.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 1988.
- How does WB: Small States rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 107th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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