Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
44th
of 201 groups
All-time high
85.3%
in 2024
All-time low
56.8%
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 85.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1976.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 44th out of 201 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, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 56.8% | — |
| 1975 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 56.8% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 61.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 56.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 62.8% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 69.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 75.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 82.7% | 85.3% | 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1976.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 44th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release