Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 82.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 82.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 52nd out of 201 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 51.0% | — |
| 1975 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 51.0% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 56.9% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 65.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 71.6% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 49 South Africa 58.3% compare
- 50 Namibia 54.9% compare
- 51 Oman 49.1% compare
- 52 Guatemala 45.5% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 43.3% compare
- 54 Cameroon 43.1% compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.3% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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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February 2026 Data Release