Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Latin America & Caribbean or Tonga?

Tonga, at 99.7% against 98.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Tonga: Literacy rate, youth total

Latin America & Caribbean

98.7%

in 2024

Tonga

99.7%

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean rank

13th

Tonga rank

15th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 99.7% against 98.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tonga ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 15th of 40 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	87.8%	99.8%	12.0%	Tonga
1990s	94.2%	99.3%	5.1%	Tonga
2000s	96.7%	99.4%	2.7%	Tonga
2010s	98.3%	99.4%	1.1%	Tonga
2020s	98.6%	99.7%	1.1%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Latin America & Caribbean or Tonga?: Tonga, at 99.7% against 98.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?: 1.0%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 15th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit: % of people ages 15-24
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.