Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 46.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 46.0% for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 53.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2024.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 142nd of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 53.0% | — |
| 1988 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.3% | 52.0% | 53.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.0% | 48.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 46.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 142nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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