Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 85,867 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states, 1990–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states is 85,867 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 85,867 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77,743 number, in 1990.
That places Pacific island small states 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,743 number | — |
| 1991 | 79,165 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 79,471 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 79,794 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 80,117 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 80,481 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 81,122 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 80,929 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 81,112 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81,283 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81,392 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81,771 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82,032 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82,386 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82,679 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 83,229 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 83,728 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83,914 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84,026 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84,107 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84,017 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83,991 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 84,069 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84,134 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84,481 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84,661 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84,671 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84,656 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85,867 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,122 number | 77,743 number | 81,283 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,926 number | 81,392 number | 84,107 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,505 number | 83,991 number | 85,867 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Pacific island small states was 85,867 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 85,867 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,743 number in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.