Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 54.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 54.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1987.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 102nd of 201 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 38.4% | — |
| 1988 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.5% | 38.4% | 38.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 38.7% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 40.5% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 42.9% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.0% | 54.7% | 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 102nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release