Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 25.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 25.00 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 40.32 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.00 million, in 2024.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 132nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.32 million | — |
| 2003 | 38.08 million | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 37.44 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.97 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37.58 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 34.63 million | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 33.80 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 33.44 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 34.18 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 31.54 million | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 30.56 million | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.44 million | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 29.26 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.68 million | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 27.96 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 27.46 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.02 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.56 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.95 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.52 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.00 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.66 million | 33.44 million | 40.32 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.63 million | 27.02 million | 34.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.03 million | 25.00 million | 27.10 million | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 25.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.32 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.00 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 132nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release