Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 1.48 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in MDG: Oceania, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in MDG: Oceania 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 MDG: Oceania peaked at 1.48 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 760,359, in 1994.
MDG: Oceania ranks 180th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 760,359 | — |
| 1995 | 789,781 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 806,886 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 824,360 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 842,260 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 861,786 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 883,586 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 901,471 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 918,556 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 935,543 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 952,221 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 969,015 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 985,170 | +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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 814,239 | 760,359 | 861,786 | 6 |
| 2000s | 959,480 | 883,586 | 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 |
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,696 (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 355,502 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,652 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in MDG: Oceania?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in MDG: Oceania was 1.48 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 760,359 in 1994.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 180th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania 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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February 2026 Data Release