Mexico vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Mexico
0.93 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
0.96 GPIA
in 2024
Mexico rank
25th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
25th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Mexico
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.96 GPIA against 0.93 GPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.

Mexico ranks 25th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 84 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.82 GPIA 0.83 GPIA 0.01 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1990s 0.82 GPIA 0.85 GPIA 0.03 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 0.8725 GPIA 0.9163 GPIA 0.0437 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.9045 GPIA 0.941 GPIA 0.0365 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 0.9296 GPIA 0.956 GPIA 0.0264 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Mexico or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 0.96 GPIA against 0.93 GPIA in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Mexico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.03 GPIA, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Mexico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Mexico ranks 25th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release