Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 18 groups
All-time high
1.01
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 61.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 37.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 1.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0283 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 8.98 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.8% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 19.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.06 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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