Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
62nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
95.5%
in 2024
All-time low
70.4%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 95.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 62nd 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 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 70.4% | — |
| 1975 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.6% | 70.4% | 73.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 74.1% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 80.6% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 87.3% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.5% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 59 Bangladesh 72.6% compare
- 60 Tanzania, United Republic of 72.0% compare
- 61 Uganda 70.3% compare
- 62 Egypt 69.2% compare
- 63 India 67.7% compare
- 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.1% compare
- 65 Cameroon 64.2% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 62nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release