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
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
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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February 2026 Data Release