Table 8. Literacy and Language by Yap Outer Islanders, Yap: 2010
  OIs Yap  OIs Individual Outer Islands
  Total Proper Total Total Ulithi Fais Ngulu Woleai Eauripik Ifalik Faraulep Elato Lamotrek Satawal
   Can read write with understanding a simple sentence
Total 4,619 1,101 3,518 3,577 770 256 5 928 104 513 172 92 297 440
Yes 3,976 1,013 2,963 3,021 714 220 5 865 71 339 95 62 237 413
No 643 88 555 556 56 36 0 63 33 174 77 30 60 27
   Can read write with understanding a simple sentence in English
Total 3,976 1,013 2,963 3,021 714 220 5 865 71 339 95 62 237 413
Yes 3,524 956 2,568 2,621 700 168 2 736 37 317 77 52 210 322
No 452 57 395 400 14 52 3 129 34 22 18 10 27 91
   Yap languages
Total 3,976 1,013 2,963 3,021 714 220 5 865 71 339 95 62 237 413
Yapese 68 34 34 43 23 0 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ulithian 1,234 249 985 993 611 219 1 91 1 0 0 0 23 47
Woleaian 2,068 578 1,490 1,503 44 0 0 654 70 338 94 60 201 42
Satawalese 566 147 419 422 27 0 0 91 0 0 0 2 5 297
Chuukese 32 3 29 40 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 26
Pohnpeian 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Kosraean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palauan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 7 2 5 18 8 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0
Second language
Total 3,976 1,013 2,963 3,021 714 220 5 865 71 339 95 62 237 413
Yapese 197 45 152 154 84 44 1 17 2 1 1 2 0 2
Ulithian 397 14 383 397 37 0 4 204 59 0 17 5 15 56
Woleaian 404 45 359 364 166 11 0 23 1 0 0 2 25 136
Satawalese 261 33 228 232 42 2 0 115 1 1 7 10 22 32
Chuukese 116 17 99 110 22 1 0 26 0 0 0 1 6 54
Pohnpeian 7 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Kosraean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palauan 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Others 2,594 854 1,740 1,760 362 162 0 479 8 337 69 41 169 133
Usual Language
Total 4,828 1,155 3,673 3,734 794 269 6 968 108 538 178 98 308 467
Yapese 33 28 5 12 3 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ulithian 1,210 236 974 986 715 265 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1
Woleaian 2,856 673 2,183 2,189 36 1 0 927 108 534 177 98 303 5
Satawalese 657 156 501 513 33 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 1 459
Chuukese 8 2 6 15 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 2
Pohnpeian 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kosraean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palauan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 64 60 4 18 6 1 0 8 0 2 0 0 1 0
Source: 2010 Federated States of Micronesia Census of Population and Housing