Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 54.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 57.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2023.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.0% | — |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.0% | 55.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release