Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9913 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 0.9913 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.9913 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9303 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9303 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9303 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9328 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9357 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9389 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9513 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9718 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9763 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.978 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9794 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9835 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9804 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9875 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9868 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.9303 GPIA | 0.942 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9577 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.975 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9794 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.9913 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9913 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9303 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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?
- 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 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/