Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 371,320 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 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, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 371,320. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 371,320 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 142,822, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 157th out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 142,822 | — |
| 1995 | 147,299 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 152,393 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 158,448 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 165,464 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 174,902 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 186,908 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 195,788 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 205,907 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 216,904 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 228,274 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 239,925 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 252,061 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 264,081 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 276,114 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 286,282 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 294,350 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 302,850 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 310,679 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 318,104 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 325,275 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 338,956 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 345,708 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 352,418 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 359,016 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 365,449 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 371,320 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,888 | 142,822 | 174,902 | 6 |
| 2000s | 235,224 | 186,908 | 286,282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,484 | 294,350 | 359,016 | 9 |
| 2020s | 368,384 | 365,449 | 371,320 | 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, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 371,320 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 371,320 in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,822 in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 157th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release