Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 72.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 72.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 72.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1995.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 174th of 203 groups on this measure, 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, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.8% | — |
| 1995 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 66.7% | 69.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 69.7% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 72.2% | 72.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.2% | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 72.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 174th out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release