Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.08
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 18 groups
All-time high
1.08
in 2013
All-time low
0.95
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2021

Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2021

00.250.50.7512000201020212000: 0.952001: 0.962002: 0.972003: 0.992004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 1.12009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 1.12014: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.12021: 1.1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 1.08. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 1.08 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.95, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.95
2001 0.96 +1.1%
2002 0.97 +1.0%
2003 0.99 +2.1%
2004 1 +1.0%
2005 1.01 +1.0%
2006 1.02 +1.0%
2007 1.04 +2.0%
2008 1.05 +1.0%
2009 1.06 +1.0%
2010 1.07 +0.9%
2011 1.07 +0.0%
2012 1.07 +0.0%
2013 1.08 +0.9%
2014 1.08 +0.0%
2017 1.08 +0.0%
2018 1.08 +0.0%
2019 1.08 +0.0%
2020 1.08 +0.0%
2021 1.08 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.01 0.95 1.06 10
2010s 1.08 1.07 1.08 8
2020s 1.08 1.08 1.08 2

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 1 Lesotho 1.05 compare
  2. 1 Rwanda 1.05 compare
  3. 3 Cambodia 1.03 compare
  4. 4 Bangladesh 1.02 compare
  5. 4 Honduras 1.02 compare
  6. 4 South Africa 1.02 compare
  7. 4 Uganda 1.02 compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 1.08 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2013.
What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.95 in 2000.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
86 places, 1,037 data points, 2000–2024
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