Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 76.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 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, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 76.4%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 83.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2021.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 197th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.3% | — |
| 1995 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 81.9% | 83.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 77.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 76.5% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 2 |
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, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 76.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release