Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 273,330 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 273,330. 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 273,330 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 179,629, in 1994.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 160th 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 179,629 | — |
| 1995 | 186,533 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 188,359 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 190,575 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 193,140 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 197,714 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 204,454 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 207,497 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 210,404 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 213,442 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 216,271 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 218,810 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 221,590 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 223,807 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 225,561 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 224,586 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 220,682 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 226,226 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 231,084 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 235,712 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 240,222 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 254,683 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 259,551 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 264,384 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 269,116 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 273,330 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189,325 | 179,629 | 197,714 | 6 |
| 2000s | 216,642 | 204,454 | 225,561 | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,568 | 220,682 | 264,384 | 8 |
| 2020s | 271,223 | 269,116 | 273,330 | 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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 273,330 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 273,330 in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,629 in 1994.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 160th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release