Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 32.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1989–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 32.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 39.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2005.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 37.0% | — |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 32.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 34.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1337 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,687 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 230,858 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 32.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2005.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2013.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release