Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.953 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.953 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.953 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8636 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 6th out of 36 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8636 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.8649 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.866 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.867 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8681 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8692 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8703 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8717 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.873 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8741 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8751 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.876 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8765 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8762 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8803 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8816 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8816 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.887 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8927 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8985 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9104 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9104 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9128 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9177 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9176 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9177 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9151 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9169 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9183 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9292 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9192 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9239 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9251 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.927 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9262 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9365 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9352 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9428 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9454 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9452 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9511 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8665 GPIA | 0.8636 GPIA | 0.8692 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8755 GPIA | 0.8703 GPIA | 0.8816 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.8816 GPIA | 0.9177 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9219 GPIA | 0.9151 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9457 GPIA | 0.9352 GPIA | 0.953 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.953 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.953 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8636 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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/