Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
62nd
of 200 groups
All-time high
86.6%
in 2024
All-time low
60.8%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 86.6%. 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 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 1974.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 62nd 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 60.8% | — |
| 1975 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 61.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.9% | 60.8% | 60.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 61.0% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 67.1% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 72.0% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 77.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.2% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 86.6% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 62nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release