Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 87.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1974.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 60th of 200 groups on this measure, 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, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 62.0% | — |
| 1975 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 62.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 68.1% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 72.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 77.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.7% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 60th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release