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 42.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 42.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% 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 56.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2014.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 178th out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 56.0% | — |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 53.0% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.0% | 43.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- 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, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (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 42.0% 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 56.0% in 1994.
- 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 42.0% in 2014.
- 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 178th 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 down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release