Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in MDG: Latin America, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in MDG: Latin America is 95.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Latin America 54th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 81.2% | — |
| 1975 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 81.2% | 82.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 83.9% | 82.8% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 85.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.9% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 92.8% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.1% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in MDG: Latin America?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in MDG: Latin America was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 54th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release