Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 54.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 56.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2009.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 56.0% | — |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 53.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 54.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2009.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release