Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 1.25 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) is 1.25 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 1.25 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 587,763, 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, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 587,763 | — |
| 1995 | 608,265 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 621,842 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 636,412 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 652,173 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 670,372 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 691,422 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 709,422 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 729,712 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 751,023 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 773,372 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 797,119 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 821,546 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 846,746 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 873,050 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 900,278 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 928,258 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 957,548 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 986,001 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 629,471 | 587,763 | 670,372 | 6 |
| 2000s | 789,369 | 691,422 | 900,278 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 928,258 | 1.19 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.22 million | 1.25 million | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,558 (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 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 1.25 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 587,763 in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 176th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release