Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 3.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.85 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
163rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
4.03 million
in 2007
All-time low
3.38 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1989200620241989: 3.4M1990: 3.4M1991: 3.4M1992: 3.4M1993: 3.5M1994: 3.5M1995: 3.6M1996: 3.6M1997: 3.7M1998: 3.7M1999: 3.7M2000: 3.7M2001: 3.7M2002: 3.7M2003: 3.7M2004: 3.7M2005: 3.7M2006: 4.0M2007: 4.0M2008: 4.0M2009: 3.9M2010: 3.9M2011: 3.9M2012: 3.8M2013: 3.9M2014: 3.7M2015: 3.6M2016: 3.6M2017: 3.8M2018: 3.8M2019: 3.8M2020: 3.8M2021: 3.8M2022: 3.8M2023: 3.8M2024: 3.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 3.85 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.03 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.38 million, in 1990.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 163rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1989 3.44 million
1990 3.38 million -1.7%
1991 3.41 million +0.8%
1992 3.43 million +0.7%
1993 3.48 million +1.5%
1994 3.54 million +1.6%
1995 3.59 million +1.5%
1996 3.64 million +1.5%
1997 3.67 million +0.9%
1998 3.70 million +0.9%
1999 3.70 million -0.0%
2000 3.71 million +0.1%
2001 3.70 million -0.2%
2002 3.66 million -1.0%
2003 3.65 million -0.2%
2004 3.67 million +0.5%
2005 3.66 million -0.3%
2006 4.00 million +9.2%
2007 4.03 million +0.9%
2008 4.02 million -0.3%
2009 3.93 million -2.1%
2010 3.90 million -0.8%
2011 3.86 million -1.1%
2012 3.83 million -0.7%
2013 3.89 million +1.6%
2014 3.66 million -6.0%
2015 3.59 million -1.9%
2016 3.57 million -0.6%
2017 3.76 million +5.2%
2018 3.80 million +1.1%
2019 3.78 million -0.3%
2020 3.76 million -0.7%
2021 3.77 million +0.2%
2022 3.77 million +0.0%
2023 3.82 million +1.4%
2024 3.85 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.44 million 3.44 million 3.44 million 1
1990s 3.56 million 3.38 million 3.70 million 10
2000s 3.80 million 3.65 million 4.03 million 10
2010s 3.76 million 3.57 million 3.90 million 10
2020s 3.79 million 3.76 million 3.85 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 4.03 million in 2007.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 3.38 million in 1990.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 163rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,969 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release