Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1974.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 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 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 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 | 0.9333 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.958 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 UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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