Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 66.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 66.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 68.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1995.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 158th out of 203 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.3% | — |
| 1995 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 60.2% | 62.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.3% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 66.8% | 66.9% | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 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 355,410 (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 429,558 (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 503,737 (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)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 66.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 158th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release