Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 80.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 1987.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 93rd 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 60.8% | — |
| 1988 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.3% | 60.8% | 61.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 62.4% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 68.0% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 73.6% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.6% | 80.6% | 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 93rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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