Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 690,249 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 690,249. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 690,249 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 361,005, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 361,005 | — |
| 1995 | 372,559 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 379,896 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 389,828 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 400,486 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 415,794 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 424,950 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 439,860 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 456,495 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 473,716 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 489,198 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 503,542 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 517,845 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 531,588 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 545,162 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 554,953 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 560,479 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 574,021 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 586,900 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 598,801 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 610,501 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 623,186 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 634,708 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 646,162 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 657,516 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 669,210 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 681,028 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 690,249 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 386,595 | 361,005 | 415,794 | 6 |
| 2000s | 493,731 | 424,950 | 554,953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,148 | 560,479 | 669,210 | 10 |
| 2020s | 685,638 | 681,028 | 690,249 | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 690,249 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 690,249 in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,005 in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 154th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release