Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 76.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Oceania, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Oceania stood at 76.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Oceania peaked at 76.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1995.
MDG: Oceania ranks 174th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 69.9% | — |
| 1995 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.8% | 69.7% | 71.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 71.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 76.2% | 76.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 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, female in MDG: Oceania?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in MDG: Oceania was 76.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1995.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 174th out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release