Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1974.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 57th 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 87.8% | — |
| 1975 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 87.8% | 88.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 88.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 88.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.9% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 57th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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