WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) vs Zambia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Zambia
70.5%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
64th
Zambia rank
66th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Zambia
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 70.5% in Zambia, a difference of 24.8%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 66th of 203 groups.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 68.7% | 16.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 71.9% | 16.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 75.8% | 17.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 76.4% | 18.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) or Zambia?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 70.5% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
- 24.8%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) and Zambia rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 66th of 203 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release