Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 17,221 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1989–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 17,221, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 56,348 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17,221, in 2013.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 184th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 49,138 | — |
| 1990 | 50,572 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 51,560 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 52,721 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 54,223 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 55,508 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 56,132 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 56,348 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 56,330 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 56,086 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 55,644 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 55,177 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 49,076 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 42,793 | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 36,888 | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 31,309 | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 25,804 | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 25,614 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 22,167 | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 21,269 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 20,447 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 20,230 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 19,562 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 19,891 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17,221 | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,138 | 49,138 | 49,138 | 1 |
| 1990s | 54,512 | 50,572 | 56,348 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,054 | 20,447 | 55,177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,226 | 17,221 | 20,230 | 4 |
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 391,687 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 230,858 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 412,001 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190,272 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 17,221 in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 56,348 in 1996.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,221 in 2013.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 184th out of 204 groups with data for 2013.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release