Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 1.40 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 1.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 5.15 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 2024.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 132nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.15 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.97 million | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.84 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.46 million | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.73 million | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 3.64 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.47 million | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.39 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.19 million | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.01 million | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.81 million | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.42 million | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.15 million | 5.15 million | 5.15 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.75 million | 2.81 million | 4.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million | 1.60 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.40 million | 1.60 million | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 1.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 132nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release