Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 560,820 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Latin America, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 560,820 for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 2.45 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 560,820, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America ranks 151st 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, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.39 million | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.18 million | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 991,784 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 839,313 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 803,998 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 754,425 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 744,707 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 696,173 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 667,962 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 669,054 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 640,770 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 598,580 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 581,613 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 560,820 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.22 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 891,664 | 667,962 | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 610,167 | 560,820 | 669,054 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Latin America?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in MDG: Latin America was 560,820 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 560,820 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 151st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release