Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 95.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 56th 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, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 78.1% | — |
| 1975 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.0% | 78.1% | 80.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 80.7% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 84.7% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.3% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 92.3% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.0% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 56th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release