Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 733,762 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 733,762. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.58 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 733,762, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 138th 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 25 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.58 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.52 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.30 million | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.90 million | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 1.89 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.44 million | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 980,049 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 909,963 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 895,763 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 848,995 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 822,217 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 825,112 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 797,505 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 770,881 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 754,210 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 733,762 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.44 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million | 822,217 | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 776,294 | 733,762 | 825,112 | 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 733,762 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 733,762 in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 138th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release