Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 43.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 43.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 55.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2011.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 55.0% | — |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 53.0% | 55.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 45.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 43.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 43.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2011.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 159th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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