Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult total
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
94.7%
in 2024
Palestine
97.9%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Palestine rank
16th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 97.9% against 94.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Palestine ranks 16th of 39 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 86.1% | 1.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 93.6% | 2.9% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 96.2% | 3.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 97.7% | 3.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 97.9% against 94.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palestine?
- 3.2%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Palestine ranks 16th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.