Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 39.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Latin America, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Latin America stood at 39.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 45.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Latin America 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 41.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.0% | 41.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Latin America?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in MDG: Latin America was 39.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 197th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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