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 2018 was 93.87%, a 0.16% increase from 2017.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2017 was 93.70%, a 0.11% increase from 2016.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2016 was 93.59%, a 0.46% increase from 2015.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2015 was 93.13%, a 0.18% increase from 2014.
| Latin America & Caribbean Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2018 |
93.87% |
0.16% |
| 2017 |
93.70% |
0.11% |
| 2016 |
93.59% |
0.46% |
| 2015 |
93.13% |
0.18% |
| 2014 |
92.94% |
0.44% |
| 2013 |
92.50% |
0.05% |
| 2012 |
92.46% |
0.22% |
| 2011 |
92.23% |
0.57% |
| 2010 |
91.67% |
-0.03% |
| 2009 |
91.69% |
0.38% |
| 2008 |
91.32% |
0.27% |
| 2007 |
91.05% |
0.57% |
| 2006 |
90.47% |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
90.47% |
0.48% |
| 2004 |
89.99% |
-0.02% |
| 2003 |
90.01% |
0.77% |
| 2002 |
89.24% |
0.12% |
| 2001 |
89.13% |
0.10% |
| 2000 |
89.03% |
0.24% |
| 1999 |
88.79% |
0.30% |
| 1998 |
88.49% |
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% |
0.61% |
| 1991 |
84.99% |
0.57% |
| 1990 |
84.42% |
0.35% |
| 1989 |
84.07% |
0.44% |
| 1988 |
83.63% |
0.49% |
| 1987 |
83.14% |
0.29% |
| 1986 |
82.85% |
0.35% |
| 1985 |
82.50% |
0.36% |
| 1984 |
82.13% |
0.38% |
| 1983 |
81.76% |
0.40% |
| 1982 |
81.36% |
0.38% |
| 1981 |
80.98% |
0.39% |
| 1980 |
80.59% |
0.38% |
| 1979 |
80.22% |
0.40% |
| 1978 |
79.81% |
0.45% |
| 1977 |
79.36% |
0.42% |
| 1976 |
78.95% |
0.36% |
| 1975 |
78.59% |
0.02% |
| 1974 |
78.57% |
0.02% |
