Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): 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 2008
All-time low
0.92 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.92 GPIA, in 1974.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.92 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 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 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.9283 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.957 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.977 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.982 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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