Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 6,248 number in 2007. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states, 1990–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2007, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states stood at 6,248 number. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 8,030 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,248 number, in 2007.
That places Pacific island small states 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,015 number | — |
| 1991 | 8,030 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7,964 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 7,887 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 7,793 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 7,785 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7,700 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 7,574 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 7,439 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 7,325 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 7,239 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 7,085 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6,948 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 6,810 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6,646 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 6,525 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6,380 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6,248 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,751 number | 7,325 number | 8,030 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,735 number | 6,248 number | 7,239 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Pacific island small states was 6,248 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8,030 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,248 number in 2007.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2007.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.