Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
55th
of 203 groups
All-time high
95.0%
in 2024
All-time low
78.0%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1974.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 78.0% | — |
| 1975 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.7% | 78.0% | 79.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 80.1% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 83.9% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 88.9% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.8% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.4% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1974.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release