Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 1.25 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in MDG: Oceania, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in MDG: Oceania stood at 1.25 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is 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 MDG: Oceania peaked at 1.25 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 587,826, in 1994.
MDG: Oceania ranks 174th 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, male in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 587,826 | — |
| 1995 | 608,328 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 621,905 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 636,475 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 652,236 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 670,434 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 691,484 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 709,483 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 729,773 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 751,083 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 773,430 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 797,176 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 821,601 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 846,801 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 873,105 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 900,334 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 928,315 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 957,604 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 986,058 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 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 | 629,534 | 587,826 | 670,434 | 6 |
| 2000s | 789,427 | 691,484 | 900,334 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 928,315 | 1.19 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.22 million | 1.25 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, male in MDG: Oceania?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in MDG: Oceania was 1.25 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 587,826 in 1994.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 174th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release