Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Latin America & Caribbean or Palestine?

Palestine, at 99.4% against 95.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine?

20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult male

Latin America & Caribbean

95.2%

in 2024

Palestine

99.4%

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean rank

11th

Palestine rank

8th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 99.4% against 95.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.2%.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Palestine ranks 8th of 39 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.9%	92.2%	3.4%	Palestine
2000s	91.9%	97.0%	5.0%	Palestine
2010s	93.7%	98.3%	4.5%	Palestine
2020s	94.9%	99.0%	4.1%	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Latin America & Caribbean or Palestine?: Palestine, at 99.4% against 95.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine?: 4.2%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Palestine ranks 8th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of males ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.