Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 371,334 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 371,334 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2021. 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 371,334 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 142,833, in 1994.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 155th 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 142,833 | — |
| 1995 | 147,309 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 152,403 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 158,457 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 165,474 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 174,912 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 186,918 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 195,798 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 205,918 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 216,914 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 228,284 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 239,935 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 252,071 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 264,091 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 276,125 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 286,294 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 294,362 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 302,862 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 310,692 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 318,117 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 325,289 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 338,969 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 345,720 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 352,431 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 359,029 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 365,462 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 371,334 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,898 | 142,833 | 174,912 | 6 |
| 2000s | 235,235 | 186,918 | 286,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,497 | 294,362 | 359,029 | 9 |
| 2020s | 368,398 | 365,462 | 371,334 | 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, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 371,334 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 371,334 in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,833 in 1994.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 155th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release