Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 73.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania is 73.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania peaked at 74.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2021.
MDG: Oceania ranks 197th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 74.1% | — |
| 1995 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 74.0% | 74.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 73.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 73.1% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 955,656 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 785,154 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,696 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in MDG: Oceania was 73.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release