Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 273,319 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 273,319. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 273,319 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 179,616, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 162nd out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 179,616 | — |
| 1995 | 186,520 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 188,347 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 190,563 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 193,128 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 197,702 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 204,442 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 207,486 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 210,394 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 213,432 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 216,262 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 218,802 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 221,583 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 223,801 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 225,554 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 224,579 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 220,675 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 226,218 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 231,075 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 235,702 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 240,213 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 254,675 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 259,542 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 264,374 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 269,105 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 273,319 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189,313 | 179,616 | 197,702 | 6 |
| 2000s | 216,634 | 204,442 | 225,554 | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,559 | 220,675 | 264,374 | 8 |
| 2020s | 271,212 | 269,105 | 273,319 | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,217 (2017)
- 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, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 273,319 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 273,319 in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,616 in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 162nd out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release