Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9911 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9911 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9911 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.927 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.927 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9271 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9327 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9361 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9393 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9448 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9551 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9609 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9639 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9737 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9786 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9797 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9835 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9893 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9893 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.932 GPIA | 0.927 GPIA | 0.9393 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9558 GPIA | 0.9448 GPIA | 0.9668 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.974 GPIA | 0.9706 GPIA | 0.9785 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9815 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 0.9835 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9891 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 10 |
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More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9911 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9911 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.927 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/