Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 48.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
135th
of 204 groups
All-time high
50.0%
in 1977
All-time low
42.0%
in 1991
Years of data
39
1977–2023
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean, 1977–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean is 48.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 50.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1991.
That places MDG: Caribbean 135th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 50.0% | — |
| 1978 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.3% | 49.0% | 50.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 43.0% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 42.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 45.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.0% | 49.0% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Caribbean was 48.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1991.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 135th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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