Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.95 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 0.95 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.95 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9 GPIA, in 1987.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.9 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.91 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.908 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.918 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.938 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.95 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release