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Reading no. 2026/251

SocietyObserved dataAnnual fixture: International Literacy Day

Adult literacy rate in the Pacific

87.0%

Pacific islands

TuvaluPalauTongaKiribatiSamoaNauruMarshall IslandsVanuatu

Share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write, for the Pacific countries and territories with a recent value.

  1. Tuvalu100.0
  2. Palau99.8
  3. Tonga99.5
  4. Kiribati98.6
  5. Samoa98.0
  6. Nauru96.6
  7. Marshall Islands95.8
  8. Vanuatu88.0
  9. Papua New Guinea87.0

Across the 9 countries retained, the lowest value is 87.0% and the median is 98.0%.

Observation
Countries retained
9
Pre-2000 values set aside
3
Median
98.0%

Method

World Bank indicator SE.ADT.LITR.ZS, latest available value per country, years 2019 to 2023 depending on the country. Values from before 2000 (Guam, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands) are set aside. Countries without a value are omitted. The value shown is the lowest in the panel.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Recurring annual series. This reading is published every year on this date.

Confidence

Medium

See also

2024/069 · 9 Mar40.5% of adultsShare of smokers among adults, Pacific2024/022 · 22 Jan3.88children per womanNumber of children per woman, Pacific2025/318 · 14 Nov25.3% of people aged 20 to 79Diabetes prevalence among people aged 20 to 79, Pacific2025/278 · 5 Oct40.2pupils per teacherPupils per teacher in primary education, Pacific

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