Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 13.75 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 13.75 million. 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 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 21.69 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.75 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 137th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.23 million | — |
| 2004 | 20.84 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 21.69 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.34 million | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 18.89 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.66 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.90 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.58 million | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 16.88 million | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 17.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.23 million | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.40 million | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 15.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.22 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.97 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.66 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.32 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 14.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.75 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.31 million | 18.66 million | 21.69 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.42 million | 14.97 million | 18.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.36 million | 13.75 million | 15.00 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 13.75 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.69 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 137th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release