Latin America & Caribbean Literacy Rate 1974-2021
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2019 was 94.29%, a 0.43% increase from 2018.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2018 was 93.87%, a 0.16% increase from 2017.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2017 was 93.71%, a 0.11% increase from 2016.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2016 was 93.60%, a 0.46% increase from 2015.
| Latin America & Caribbean Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
94.29% |
0.43% |
| 2018 |
93.87% |
0.16% |
| 2017 |
93.71% |
0.11% |
| 2016 |
93.60% |
0.46% |
| 2015 |
93.13% |
0.18% |
| 2014 |
92.95% |
0.44% |
| 2013 |
92.51% |
0.05% |
| 2012 |
92.46% |
0.22% |
| 2011 |
92.24% |
0.59% |
| 2010 |
91.65% |
-0.02% |
| 2009 |
91.67% |
0.38% |
| 2008 |
91.29% |
0.24% |
| 2007 |
91.05% |
0.57% |
| 2006 |
90.48% |
0.01% |
| 2005 |
90.46% |
0.48% |
| 2004 |
89.99% |
-0.02% |
| 2003 |
90.00% |
0.77% |
| 2002 |
89.24% |
0.11% |
| 2001 |
89.13% |
0.10% |
| 2000 |
89.03% |
0.24% |
| 1999 |
88.79% |
0.29% |
| 1998 |
88.50% |
0.48% |
| 1997 |
88.02% |
0.29% |
| 1996 |
87.73% |
0.33% |
| 1995 |
87.40% |
0.60% |
| 1994 |
86.80% |
0.56% |
| 1993 |
86.23% |
0.63% |
| 1992 |
85.60% |
0.62% |
| 1991 |
84.98% |
0.56% |
| 1990 |
84.42% |
0.34% |
| 1989 |
84.08% |
0.44% |
| 1988 |
83.64% |
0.48% |
| 1987 |
83.16% |
0.28% |
| 1986 |
82.88% |
0.35% |
| 1985 |
82.53% |
0.35% |
| 1984 |
82.18% |
0.36% |
| 1983 |
81.82% |
0.38% |
| 1982 |
81.43% |
0.36% |
| 1981 |
81.07% |
0.37% |
| 1980 |
80.70% |
0.35% |
| 1979 |
80.35% |
0.38% |
| 1978 |
79.97% |
0.42% |
| 1977 |
79.54% |
0.39% |
| 1976 |
79.15% |
0.33% |
| 1975 |
78.82% |
0.00% |
| 1974 |
78.83% |
0.00% |
