Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 84.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 84.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 84.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1980.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 10th out of 38 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 66.2% | — |
| 1975 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 70.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 66.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 70.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 73.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 77.9% | 84.3% | 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 84.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of males age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.