Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 1.27 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 1.27 million. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.70 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.70 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.58 million | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.21 million | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 3.49 million | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 3.41 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.25 million | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.22 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.04 million | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.86 million | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.65 million | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 2.06 million | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.74 million | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.54 million | 2.65 million | 4.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million | 1.46 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million | 1.27 million | 1.46 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 1.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.70 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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