Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: North America
WB: North America: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: North America, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: North America peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2003.
WB: North America ranks 3rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: North 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 WB: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: North America?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in WB: North America was 1 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- How does WB: North America rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: North America ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: North 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