Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.89 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
26
1994–2021

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994–2021

00.250.50.7511994200720211994: 0.9 GPIA1995: 0.89 GPIA1996: 0.9 GPIA1997: 0.92 GPIA1998: 0.93 GPIA1999: 0.94 GPIA2000: 0.95 GPIA2001: 0.96 GPIA2002: 0.97 GPIA2003: 0.99 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1.1 GPIA2014: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1.1 GPIA2020: 1.1 GPIA2021: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1995.

That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 1st out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1994 to 2021.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.9 GPIA
1995 0.89 GPIA -1.1%
1996 0.9 GPIA +1.1%
1997 0.92 GPIA +2.2%
1998 0.93 GPIA +1.1%
1999 0.94 GPIA +1.1%
2000 0.95 GPIA +1.1%
2001 0.96 GPIA +1.1%
2002 0.97 GPIA +1.0%
2003 0.99 GPIA +2.1%
2004 1 GPIA +1.0%
2005 1.01 GPIA +1.0%
2006 1.02 GPIA +1.0%
2007 1.04 GPIA +2.0%
2008 1.05 GPIA +1.0%
2009 1.06 GPIA +1.0%
2010 1.07 GPIA +0.9%
2011 1.07 GPIA +0.0%
2012 1.07 GPIA +0.0%
2013 1.08 GPIA +0.9%
2014 1.08 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1.08 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1.08 GPIA +0.0%
2019 1.08 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1.08 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1.08 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9133 GPIA 0.89 GPIA 0.94 GPIA 6
2000s 1.01 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 10
2010s 1.08 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 8
2020s 1.08 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 1 Comoros 1.18 GPIA compare
  2. 2 Lesotho 1.05 GPIA compare
  3. 2 Rwanda 1.05 GPIA compare
  4. 4 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
  5. 4 Namibia 1.03 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 300 places →

More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 1.08 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2013.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1995.
How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
300 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release