Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 1989
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 1974.
That places MDG: Latin America 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.98 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
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 literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 1974.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release