Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 97.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1989–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 97.2% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2013. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 97.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 1994.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 70th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 92.9% | — |
| 1990 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 92.2% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 92.7% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.8% | 97.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 97.2% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 1994.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 70th out of 204 groups with data for 2013.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release