Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 0.99 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1974.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.959 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.979 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.983 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 20 Tajikistan 0.9955 GPIA compare
- 21 Albania 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Namibia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Serbia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Samoa 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 South Africa 0.99 GPIA compare
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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1974.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 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 rising.
- 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 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