Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Mexico

Mexico: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 83,874 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
83,874 number
Change on year
down 18.0%
World rank
34th
of 86 countries
All-time high
462,776 number
in 1980
All-time low
83,874 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1980–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Mexico, 1980–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1980199920181980: 462.8k number1990: 353.9k number2000: 311.2k number2002: 199.5k number2004: 241.7k number2005: 230.1k number2006: 187.3k number2007: 180.9k number2008: 162.5k number2009: 138.2k number2010: 171.4k number2011: 169.3k number2012: 138.3k number2013: 160.7k number2014: 118.4k number2015: 124.4k number2016: 108.1k number2017: 102.3k number2018: 83.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 83,874 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Mexico peaked at 462,776 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 83,874 number, in 2018.

That places Mexico 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Mexico, 1980 to 2018.
Year number Change
1980 462,776 number
1990 353,942 number -23.5%
2000 311,225 number -12.1%
2002 199,539 number -35.9%
2004 241,726 number +21.1%
2005 230,092 number -4.8%
2006 187,349 number -18.6%
2007 180,945 number -3.4%
2008 162,508 number -10.2%
2009 138,198 number -15.0%
2010 171,361 number +24.0%
2011 169,291 number -1.2%
2012 138,333 number -18.3%
2013 160,673 number +16.1%
2014 118,386 number -26.3%
2015 124,431 number +5.1%
2016 108,129 number -13.1%
2017 102,325 number -5.4%
2018 83,874 number -18.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 462,776 number 462,776 number 462,776 number 1
1990s 353,942 number 353,942 number 353,942 number 1
2000s 206,448 number 138,198 number 311,225 number 8
2010s 130,756 number 83,874 number 171,361 number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 31 Iran 104,850 number compare
  2. 32 Malaysia 95,668 number compare
  3. 33 Burundi 94,711 number compare
  4. 35 Guatemala 77,412 number compare
  5. 36 Algeria 74,480 number compare
  6. 37 Togo 72,672 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Mexico?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Mexico was 83,874 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 462,776 number in 1980.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 83,874 number in 2018.
How does Mexico rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Mexico ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
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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.