Literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Literacy rate, adult female was 93.0% in 2008. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States, 1993–2008
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States is 93.0%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 93.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1993.
That places Caribbean Small States 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 88.9% | — |
| 1994 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.6% | 88.9% | 90.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 90.7% | 93.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More gender data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force, female 871,330 (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1912 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.8974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6411 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.9456 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.5944 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.5928 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 151.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Caribbean Small States was 93.0% in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1993.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2008.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.