Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 11.41 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 11.41 million. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 18.06 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.41 million, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 126th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.06 million | — |
| 2003 | 17.03 million | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 16.78 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.46 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.24 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.45 million | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 15.07 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.93 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.44 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.11 million | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 13.84 million | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.38 million | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 13.17 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.45 million | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 12.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.41 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.22 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.07 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.80 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 11.64 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.41 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.25 million | 14.93 million | 18.06 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.38 million | 12.22 million | 15.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 million | 11.41 million | 12.27 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 11.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.06 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.41 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 126th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release