Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 92.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
117th
of 204 groups
All-time high
93.2%
in 2016
All-time low
82.6%
in 1977
Years of data
39
1977–2023
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1977–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean stood at 92.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 93.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1977.
That places MDG: Caribbean 117th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 82.6% | — |
| 1978 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.0% | 82.6% | 83.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 86.3% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.3% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.7% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.6% | 93.2% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in MDG: Caribbean was 92.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1977.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 117th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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