Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9982 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.9982 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.9982 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9117 GPIA, in 1975.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9118 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9117 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.914 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9166 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9195 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9225 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9266 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9316 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9344 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9443 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9448 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9588 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9619 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9647 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9788 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9817 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9962 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.9117 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.939 GPIA | 0.9266 GPIA | 0.9523 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9677 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 0.9778 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9848 GPIA | 0.9788 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.9982 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.9982 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9982 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9117 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 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/