Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 852,775 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 852,775 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.53 million number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 852,775 number, in 2019.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.48 million number | — |
| 1975 | 3.59 million number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.66 million number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 3.73 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.80 million number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.04 million number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.13 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4.22 million number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.47 million number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.53 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.52 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.48 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.46 million number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.46 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.20 million number | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.92 million number | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 3.62 million number | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 3.33 million number | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 3.02 million number | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 2.92 million number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.89 million number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.79 million number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.74 million number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.69 million number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.46 million number | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million number | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million number | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.71 million number | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million number | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million number | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million number | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million number | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million number | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 955,339 number | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 926,244 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 883,638 number | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 852,775 number | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.69 million number | 3.48 million number | 3.90 million number | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.36 million number | 4.04 million number | 4.53 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 million number | 2.74 million number | 4.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million number | 1.46 million number | 2.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million number | 852,775 number | 1.61 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 852,775 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million number in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 852,775 number in 2019.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.