Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 93.1% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1987.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 112th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 77.4% | — |
| 1988 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.6% | 77.4% | 77.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 78.3% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 84.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.8% | 93.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 93.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 112th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release