Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
55th
of 204 groups
All-time high
98.7%
in 2024
All-time low
87.3%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 98.7% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 1974.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 87.3% | — |
| 1975 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.9% | 87.3% | 88.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 88.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 90.7% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 1974.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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