Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 82.5%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1987.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 100th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 64.1% | — |
| 1988 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.5% | 64.1% | 64.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 65.4% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 76.6% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.5% | 82.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 82.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 100th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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