India vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

India
67.7%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
India rank
63rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • India
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
20406080100197419992024

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 67.7% in India, a difference of 27.6%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times India's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

India ranks 63rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 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 India WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 21.1% 74.3% 53.3% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1990s 28.7% 81.0% 52.3% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 43.5% 88.0% 44.4% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 56.3% 92.9% 36.6% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 66.4% 95.0% 28.6% 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, female, India or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 67.7% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between India and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
27.6%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do India and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
India ranks 63rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release