Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 1988
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 1974.
That places UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.98 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 1974.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release