Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 1.33 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 1.33 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 5.01 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 141st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.01 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.83 million | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.71 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.35 million | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.63 million | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 3.54 million | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.39 million | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.31 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.12 million | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.95 million | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.58 million | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.33 million | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.01 million | 5.01 million | 5.01 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.66 million | 2.75 million | 4.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 1.53 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.33 million | 1.53 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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 1.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 141st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 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