Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 50.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 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 50.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 50.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1987.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 98th 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 35.1% | — |
| 1988 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 35.3% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 37.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.3% | 50.5% | 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 50.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 98th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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