What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?

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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 1974.

How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Name: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): 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

1974–2024

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1974–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9 GPIA, in 1974.

That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1974 to 2024.
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	0.95 GPIA	+0.0%
1991	0.96 GPIA	+1.1%
1992	0.96 GPIA	+0.0%
1993	0.96 GPIA	+0.0%
1994	0.97 GPIA	+1.0%
1995	0.97 GPIA	+0.0%
1996	0.97 GPIA	+0.0%
1997	0.97 GPIA	+0.0%
1998	0.98 GPIA	+1.0%
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	0.967 GPIA	0.95 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

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

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?: 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 1974.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?: WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release