Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 89.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
89.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 38 groups
All-time high
89.8%
in 2015
All-time low
84.0%
in 1993
Years of data
23
1993–2015

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Caribbean Small States, 1993–2015

0204060801993200420151993: 84 %1994: 84 %1995: 84.2 %1996: 84.5 %1997: 84.7 %1998: 85 %1999: 84.9 %2000: 85.5 %2001: 85.8 %2002: 86.1 %2003: 86.3 %2004: 86.6 %2005: 87 %2006: 87.2 %2007: 87.7 %2008: 88.1 %2009: 88.3 %2010: 88.7 %2011: 88.9 %2012: 89.1 %2013: 89.5 %2014: 89.7 %2015: 89.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Caribbean Small States recorded 89.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 89.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 1993.

Caribbean Small States ranks 16th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) in Caribbean Small States, 1993 to 2015.
Year % Change
1993 84.0%
1994 84.0% +0.0%
1995 84.2% +0.3%
1996 84.5% +0.3%
1997 84.7% +0.3%
1998 85.0% +0.4%
1999 84.9% -0.2%
2000 85.5% +0.7%
2001 85.8% +0.3%
2002 86.1% +0.3%
2003 86.3% +0.3%
2004 86.6% +0.3%
2005 87.0% +0.4%
2006 87.2% +0.3%
2007 87.7% +0.6%
2008 88.1% +0.4%
2009 88.3% +0.3%
2010 88.7% +0.4%
2011 88.9% +0.3%
2012 89.1% +0.2%
2013 89.5% +0.4%
2014 89.7% +0.3%
2015 89.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.5% 84.0% 85.0% 7
2000s 86.9% 85.5% 88.3% 10
2010s 89.3% 88.7% 89.8% 6

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 13 Bahrain 99.0% compare
  2. 14 Argentina 99.0% compare
  3. 15 Palestine, State of 98.9% compare
  4. 16 Macau, China 98.8% compare
  5. 17 Greece 98.6% compare
  6. 18 Uruguay 98.6% compare
  7. 19 Jordan 98.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Caribbean Small States?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Caribbean Small States was 89.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 1993.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Caribbean Small States ranks 16th out of 38 groups with data for 2015.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of the male population between age 25 and age 64 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 male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.