Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 46.3% 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/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pacific island small states is 46.3%, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Pacific island small states peaked at 52.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2007.
That places Pacific island small states 32nd 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.5% | — |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 50.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 46.3% | 49.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 29 Tunisia 54.3% compare
- 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54.2% compare
- 31 Peru 54.0% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 54.0% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 53.4% compare
- 34 Zambia 53.2% compare
- 35 Algeria 52.3% compare
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 46.3% 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 52.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2007.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 32nd 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 9.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.