Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 2.73 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 2.73 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 2.73 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.35 million | — |
| 1995 | 1.40 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.53 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.11 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.52 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.66 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.35 million | 1.53 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.57 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million | 1.97 million | 2.59 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.70 million | 2.66 million | 2.73 million | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 955,571 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 784,968 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,680 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 355,410 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 2.73 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release