Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 86.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 63rd out of 200 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 61.3% | — |
| 1975 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 61.4% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 67.1% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 71.8% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 77.0% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.9% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release