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

Paraguay: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 15,607 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
15,607 number
Change on year
up 26.0%
World rank
50th
of 86 countries
All-time high
34,179 number
in 1982
All-time low
7,128 number
in 2014
Years of data
13
1982–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Paraguay, 1982–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k1982200020181982: 34.2k number1992: 17.6k number2002: 16.5k number2007: 7.7k number2008: 15.0k number2009: 12.9k number2010: 10.0k number2012: 11.8k number2013: 9.6k number2014: 7.1k number2015: 11.4k number2016: 12.4k number2018: 15.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Paraguay is 15,607 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Paraguay peaked at 34,179 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7,128 number, in 2014.

Paraguay ranks 50th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Paraguay, 1982 to 2018.
Year number Change
1982 34,179 number
1992 17,624 number -48.4%
2002 16,455 number -6.6%
2007 7,655 number -53.5%
2008 15,025 number +96.3%
2009 12,891 number -14.2%
2010 9,982 number -22.6%
2012 11,847 number +18.7%
2013 9,595 number -19.0%
2014 7,128 number -25.7%
2015 11,366 number +59.5%
2016 12,391 number +9.0%
2018 15,607 number +26.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34,179 number 34,179 number 34,179 number 1
1990s 17,624 number 17,624 number 17,624 number 1
2000s 13,006 number 7,655 number 16,455 number 4
2010s 11,131 number 7,128 number 15,607 number 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 47 Sri Lanka 23,117 number compare
  2. 48 Qatar 17,628 number compare
  3. 49 Saudi Arabia 17,033 number compare
  4. 51 El Salvador 14,250 number compare
  5. 52 Namibia 14,203 number compare
  6. 53 Chile 14,017 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Paraguay?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Paraguay was 15,607 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 34,179 number in 1982.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7,128 number in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Paraguay ranks 50th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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.