What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1988.

What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPI in 1974.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.

Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?

The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latin America & Caribbean: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

1 GPI

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

4th

of 40 groups

All-time high

1.03 GPI

in 1988

All-time low

0.98 GPI

in 1974

Years of data

1974–2024

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, 1974–2024

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean is 1 GPI, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPI, in 1974.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1974 to 2024.
Year	GPI	Change
1974	0.98 GPI	—
1975	0.98 GPI	+0.0%
1976	0.98 GPI	+0.0%
1977	0.99 GPI	+1.0%
1978	0.99 GPI	+0.0%
1979	1 GPI	+1.0%
1980	1 GPI	+0.0%
1981	1.01 GPI	+1.0%
1982	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
1983	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
1984	1.02 GPI	+1.0%
1985	1.02 GPI	+0.0%
1986	1.02 GPI	+0.0%
1987	1.02 GPI	+0.0%
1988	1.03 GPI	+1.0%
1989	1.03 GPI	+0.0%
1990	1.03 GPI	+0.0%
1991	1.03 GPI	+0.0%
1992	1.02 GPI	-1.0%
1993	1.02 GPI	+0.0%
1994	1.02 GPI	+0.0%
1995	1.01 GPI	-1.0%
1996	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
1997	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
1998	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
1999	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2000	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2001	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2002	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2003	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2004	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2005	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2006	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2007	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2008	1 GPI	-1.0%
2009	1 GPI	+0.0%
2010	1.01 GPI	+1.0%
2011	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2012	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2013	1.01 GPI	+0.0%
2014	1 GPI	-1.0%
2015	1 GPI	+0.0%
2016	1 GPI	+0.0%
2017	1 GPI	+0.0%
2018	1 GPI	+0.0%
2019	1 GPI	+0.0%
2020	1 GPI	+0.0%
2021	1 GPI	+0.0%
2022	1 GPI	+0.0%
2023	1 GPI	+0.0%
2024	1 GPI	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.9867 GPI	0.98 GPI	1 GPI	6
1980s	1.02 GPI	1 GPI	1.03 GPI	10
1990s	1.02 GPI	1.01 GPI	1.03 GPI	10
2000s	1.01 GPI	1 GPI	1.01 GPI	10
2010s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1.01 GPI	10
2020s	1 GPI	1 GPI	1 GPI	5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

1 Comoros 1.18 GPI compare
2 Lesotho 1.05 GPI compare
2 Rwanda 1.05 GPI compare
4 Montenegro 1.03 GPI compare
4 Namibia 1.03 GPI compare
6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
7 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
7 South Africa 1.02 GPI compare
7 Uganda 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

More education data for Latin America & Caribbean

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean?: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean was 1 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1988.
What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPI in 1974.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?: The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.