Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 95.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 63rd 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 77.7% | — |
| 1975 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.6% | 77.7% | 79.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 80.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 84.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.9% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 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, male 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, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 63rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release