Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 54.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
54.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
178th
of 203 groups
All-time high
57.0%
in 2006
All-time low
54.0%
in 2012
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 54.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 57.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2012.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 178th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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