Nicaragua vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Nicaragua
1.02 GPIA
in 2014
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
1 GPIA
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
5th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Nicaragua
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 5th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua WB: Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9797 GPIA 0.9833 GPIA 0.0036 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.004 GPIA Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Nicaragua or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
Nicaragua, at 1.02 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2014.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Nicaragua and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
0.02 GPIA, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
How do Nicaragua and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Nicaragua ranks 5th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release