Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.85 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Oceania, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Oceania recorded 0.85 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Oceania peaked at 0.87 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8 GPIA, in 1994.
MDG: Oceania ranks 108th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.86 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8017 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.836 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8629 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 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), 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Oceania?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Oceania was 0.85 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 1994.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 108th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release