Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 11.80 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 11.80 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 18.73 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.80 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 117th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.73 million | — |
| 2002 | 18.50 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.47 million | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 17.21 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.89 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.66 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.86 million | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 15.47 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.84 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 14.51 million | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 14.24 million | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.77 million | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 13.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.83 million | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 13.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.80 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.61 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.66 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.45 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.19 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 12.03 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.80 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.90 million | 15.33 million | 18.73 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.77 million | 12.61 million | 15.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.22 million | 11.80 million | 12.66 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 11.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.73 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.80 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 117th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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