Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 54.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 57.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2012.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 178th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55.0% | — |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 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 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 54.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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