Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 86.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1990–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states is 86.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 86.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1990.
Pacific island small states ranks 6th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.0% | — |
| 1991 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 65.0% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 71.3% | 77.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.9% | 86.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 3 Tonga 99.2% compare
- 4 Barbados 98.5% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 98.5% compare
- 6 Uruguay 97.8% compare
- 7 Argentina 97.6% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 97.1% compare
- 9 Montenegro 96.9% compare
More reference data data for Pacific island small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30,916 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29,068 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,984 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.72 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.55 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA (2009)
- Teachers in primary education, male 7,473 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 86.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 6th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.