Table 12. Literacy and First Language by Age, Yap:1994
	Total	0-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75+	Median
LITERACY
Total	#####	555	1,457	1,491	1,252	936	761	768	764	619	416	259	250	248	155	156	170	22.0
Literate	7,968	19	431	1,334	1,218	905	735	749	734	571	366	199	199	184	107	113	104	25.5
Illiterate	2,289	536	1,026	157	34	31	26	19	30	48	50	60	51	64	48	43	66	8.0
Males	5,078	286	739	799	629	375	335	377	384	331	238	122	118	116	77	67	85	21.1
Literate	4,044	10	217	696	611	365	331	373	378	324	231	111	109	100	68	58	62	26.9
Illiterate	1,034	276	522	103	18	10	4	4	6	7	7	11	9	16	9	9	23	7.3
Females	5,179	269	718	692	623	561	426	391	380	288	178	137	132	132	78	89	85	22.6
Literate	3,924	9	214	638	607	540	404	376	356	247	135	88	90	84	39	55	42	24.6
Illiterate	1,255	260	504	54	16	21	22	15	24	41	43	49	42	48	39	34	43	8.6
FIRST LANGUAGE
Total	#####	555	1,457	1,491	1,252	936	761	768	764	619	416	259	250	248	155	156	170	22.0
English	246	16	27	36	19	29	26	21	22	14	17	10	8	0	1	0	0	24.3
Yapese	5,441	298	777	872	595	412	387	413	413	339	220	120	143	153	95	101	103	22.2
Yap Outer Islands	3,884	231	631	555	556	297	266	267	270	229	133	103	85	89	55	53	64	19.7
Chuukese/Mortlockese	38	1	1	3	6	9	7	3	2	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	24.4
Pohnpeian	22	0	1	1	6	4	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	23.8
Polynesian	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5
Mokilese/Pingelapese	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	52.5
Kosraean	10	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.5
Other Pacific	137	6	15	19	15	12	9	7	11	16	14	7	3	1	1	0	1	25.8
Asian languages	453	1	2	3	51	170	52	53	42	18	28	15	9	3	3	2	1	25.0
Other European language	270	18	30	38	23	30	32	22	24	14	19	11	8	0	1	0	0	24.3
Males	5,078	286	739	799	629	375	335	377	384	331	238	122	118	116	77	67	85	21.1
English	131	6	16	20	10	12	13	9	14	8	10	6	6	0	1	0	0	25.6
Yapese	2,754	148	398	463	307	187	182	203	208	183	130	57	66	74	50	44	54	21.6
Yap Outer Islands	1,889	124	315	299	293	143	103	122	121	112	71	39	34	38	24	21	30	18.5
Chuukese/Mortlockese	26	1	0	3	4	8	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	23.1
Pohnpeian	13	0	0	1	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23.1
Polynesian	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5
Mokilese/Pingelapese	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Kosraean	8	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.5
Other Pacific	72	5	8	9	9	6	3	2	4	10	8	3	2	1	1	0	1	24.2
Asian languages	171	1	1	3	1	13	20	37	33	16	18	14	8	3	1	2	0	36.4
Other European language	144	7	17	21	12	13	16	10	15	8	11	7	6	0	1	0	0	25.6
Females	5,179	269	718	692	623	561	426	391	380	288	178	137	132	132	78	89	85	22.6
English	115	10	11	16	9	17	13	12	8	6	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	23.4
Yapese	2,687	150	379	409	288	225	205	210	205	156	90	63	77	79	45	57	49	22.6
Yap Outer Islands	1,995	107	316	256	263	154	163	145	149	117	62	64	51	51	31	32	34	21.8
Chuukese/Mortlockese	12	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	27.5
Pohnpeian	9	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	31.3
Polynesian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mokilese/Pingelapese	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	52.5
Kosraean	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	35.0
Other Pacific	65	1	7	10	6	6	6	5	7	6	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	27.1
Asian languages	282	0	1	0	50	157	32	16	9	2	10	1	1	0	2	0	1	22.9
Other European language	126	11	13	17	11	17	16	12	9	6	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	23.2
Source: 1994 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census