Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 53,964 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 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, male in Pacific island small states is 53,964 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 53,964 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52,492 number, in 1990.
That places Pacific island small states 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52,492 number | — |
| 1991 | 53,330 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 53,344 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53,342 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 53,307 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 53,297 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 53,336 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 53,168 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 53,020 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 52,871 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52,738 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 52,815 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52,920 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 53,085 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 53,183 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53,485 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53,655 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 53,577 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 53,436 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 53,284 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 52,990 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 52,854 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 52,811 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52,772 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52,953 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53,134 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 53,181 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53,208 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53,964 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,151 number | 52,492 number | 53,344 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,218 number | 52,738 number | 53,655 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,096 number | 52,772 number | 53,964 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, male in Pacific island small states?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Pacific island small states was 53,964 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 53,964 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,492 number in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.