Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Other small states

Other small states: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 88.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
20th
of 38 groups
All-time high
88.0%
in 2019
All-time low
74.3%
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Other small states, 1983–2019

0204060801983200120191983: 74.3 %1984: 74.5 %1985: 74.8 %1986: 75.1 %1987: 75.5 %1988: 75.6 %1989: 76.1 %1990: 76.5 %1991: 77.3 %1992: 77.5 %1993: 78 %1994: 78.4 %1995: 78.8 %1996: 79.4 %1997: 79.9 %1998: 80.7 %1999: 81.2 %2000: 81.8 %2001: 82.5 %2002: 83.1 %2003: 83.6 %2004: 83.8 %2005: 84.5 %2006: 83.7 %2007: 82.7 %2008: 84.1 %2009: 83.6 %2010: 84.4 %2011: 85.1 %2012: 84.9 %2013: 85.4 %2014: 85.7 %2015: 88 %2016: 87.2 %2017: 87.6 %2018: 87.8 %2019: 88 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Other small states recorded 88.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Other small states peaked at 88.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1983.

Other small states ranks 20th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) in Other small states, 1983 to 2019.
Year % Change
1983 74.3%
1984 74.5% +0.3%
1985 74.8% +0.3%
1986 75.1% +0.4%
1987 75.5% +0.5%
1988 75.6% +0.2%
1989 76.1% +0.7%
1990 76.5% +0.6%
1991 77.3% +1.0%
1992 77.5% +0.3%
1993 78.0% +0.7%
1994 78.4% +0.5%
1995 78.8% +0.5%
1996 79.4% +0.7%
1997 79.9% +0.6%
1998 80.7% +1.0%
1999 81.2% +0.6%
2000 81.8% +0.7%
2001 82.5% +0.8%
2002 83.1% +0.8%
2003 83.6% +0.6%
2004 83.8% +0.2%
2005 84.5% +0.7%
2006 83.7% -0.9%
2007 82.7% -1.2%
2008 84.1% +1.7%
2009 83.6% -0.6%
2010 84.4% +0.9%
2011 85.1% +0.8%
2012 84.9% -0.1%
2013 85.4% +0.5%
2014 85.7% +0.3%
2015 88.0% +2.7%
2016 87.2% -0.8%
2017 87.6% +0.4%
2018 87.8% +0.3%
2019 88.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 75.1% 74.3% 76.1% 7
1990s 78.8% 76.5% 81.2% 10
2000s 83.3% 81.8% 84.5% 10
2010s 86.4% 84.4% 88.0% 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 17 Greece 98.6% compare
  2. 18 Uruguay 98.6% compare
  3. 19 Jordan 98.5% compare
  4. 20 Portugal 98.5% compare
  5. 21 Brunei Darussalam 98.2% compare
  6. 22 Philippines 98.1% compare
  7. 23 Indonesia 97.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Other small states?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Other small states was 88.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1983.
How does Other small states rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Other small states ranks 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other 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.