Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.9 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America peaked at 1 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9 GPIA, in 1974.
That places MDG: Latin America 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9083 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.985 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 1 Lesotho 1.15 GPIA compare
- 2 Brazil 1.02 GPIA compare
- 2 Dominican Republic 1.02 GPIA compare
- 2 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
- 5 Nicaragua 1.02 GPIA compare
- 6 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Mongolia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Namibia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Qatar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Thailand 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Tonga 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 South Africa 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 1974.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release