Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 13.19 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 13.19 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 20.69 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.19 million, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 147th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.21 million | — |
| 2004 | 19.83 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.69 million | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 18.62 million | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 18.19 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 17.94 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.71 million | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 16.02 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.32 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.45 million | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 15.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.74 million | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.55 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.32 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.05 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.73 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.47 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.19 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.44 million | 17.94 million | 20.69 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.65 million | 14.32 million | 18.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.76 million | 13.19 million | 14.37 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 13.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.69 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.19 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 147th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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