Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 0.9 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPIA, in 1994.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.82 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.91 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.83 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.878 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9157 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 0.9 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 1994.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release