Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: North America
WB: North America: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: North America, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 1 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 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: North America peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2003.
That places WB: North America 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
More education data for WB: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: North America?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: North America was 1 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- How does WB: North America rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: North America ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: North America 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