Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: 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
0.91 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.91 GPIA, in 1974.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 203 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.91 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.938 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 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 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