Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.96 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.96 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.85 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.96 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.85 GPIA, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 25th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.85 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.92 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.93 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.852 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.897 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.925 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.944 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 0.96 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release