Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States stood at 92.4%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States peaked at 92.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1984.
That places WB: Other Small States 92nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 80.9% | — |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.1% | 80.9% | 83.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 84.6% | 83.7% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.8% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 89 Zambia 76.0% compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.3% compare
- 91 Benin 67.9% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 67.9% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 67.1% compare
- 94 Mauritania 67.0% compare
- 95 Pakistan 66.5% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in WB: Other Small States was 92.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1984.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 92nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release