Literacy rate, adult female in Other small states
Other small states: Literacy rate, adult female was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Other small states, 1983–2024
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 Other small states is 84.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Other small states peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1983.
That places Other small states 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 67.0% | — |
| 1984 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.4% | 67.0% | 70.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 75.6% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 78.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More gender data for Other small states
- Labor force, female 2.52 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1933 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8106 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.51 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.663 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 109.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Other small states?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Other small states was 84.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1983.
- How does Other small states rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Other small states ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other 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.