Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPI, in 1974.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| 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 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 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 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPI in 1974.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data
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.