Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 1.48 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.48 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
182nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1.48 million
in 2021
All-time low
760,253
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2021

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200720211994: 760.3k1995: 789.7k1996: 806.8k1997: 824.3k1998: 842.2k1999: 861.7k2000: 883.5k2001: 901.4k2002: 918.5k2003: 935.5k2004: 952.1k2005: 968.9k2006: 985.1k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.2M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) is 1.48 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 1.48 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 760,253, in 1994.

That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 182nd 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, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 760,253
1995 789,676 +3.9%
1996 806,784 +2.2%
1997 824,260 +2.2%
1998 842,160 +2.2%
1999 861,686 +2.3%
2000 883,487 +2.5%
2001 901,373 +2.0%
2002 918,458 +1.9%
2003 935,450 +1.9%
2004 952,134 +1.8%
2005 968,932 +1.8%
2006 985,093 +1.7%
2007 1.00 million +1.6%
2008 1.02 million +1.5%
2009 1.03 million +1.5%
2010 1.05 million +1.4%
2011 1.08 million +3.5%
2012 1.12 million +3.3%
2013 1.16 million +3.3%
2017 1.32 million +13.9%
2018 1.36 million +3.1%
2019 1.40 million +3.1%
2020 1.44 million +2.9%
2021 1.48 million +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 814,136 760,253 861,686 6
2000s 959,395 883,487 1.03 million 10
2010s 1.21 million 1.05 million 1.40 million 7
2020s 1.46 million 1.44 million 1.48 million 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 1.48 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2021.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The lowest recorded value was 760,253 in 1994.
How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,969 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release