Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.991 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.991 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.991 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9252 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9252 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9253 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9281 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9312 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9379 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9435 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9479 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9601 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9601 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9715 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.978 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9781 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9797 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9814 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9884 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9892 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9304 GPIA | 0.9252 GPIA | 0.9379 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9548 GPIA | 0.9435 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9734 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.978 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.981 GPIA | 0.9781 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.991 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.991 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9252 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/