Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 83.3%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 83.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 51st 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, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 51.2% | — |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 54.3% | 51.3% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 57.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 65.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 71.9% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 80.3% | 83.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
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- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 83.3% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 51st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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