Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 80.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 80.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1987.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 102nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 59.2% | — |
| 1988 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 59.2% | 60.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 60.8% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 67.1% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 73.1% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.1% | 80.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 80.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 102nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release