Latin America & Caribbean Literacy Rate 1960-2024
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 2022 was 94.60%, a 0.15% increase from 2021.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2021 was 94.45%, a 0.26% increase from 2020.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2020 was 94.20%, a 0.03% increase from 2019.
- Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate for 2019 was 94.17%, a 0.45% increase from 2018.
| Latin America & Caribbean Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
94.60% |
0.15% |
| 2021 |
94.45% |
0.26% |
| 2020 |
94.20% |
0.03% |
| 2019 |
94.17% |
0.45% |
| 2018 |
93.73% |
0.13% |
| 2017 |
93.59% |
0.07% |
| 2016 |
93.53% |
0.48% |
| 2015 |
93.05% |
0.16% |
| 2014 |
92.89% |
0.44% |
| 2013 |
92.44% |
0.05% |
| 2012 |
92.40% |
0.24% |
| 2011 |
92.16% |
0.57% |
| 2010 |
91.59% |
-0.01% |
| 2009 |
91.60% |
0.27% |
| 2008 |
91.33% |
0.25% |
| 2007 |
91.08% |
0.61% |
| 2006 |
90.46% |
-0.05% |
| 2005 |
90.51% |
0.48% |
| 2004 |
90.03% |
-0.06% |
| 2003 |
90.09% |
0.79% |
| 2002 |
89.30% |
0.15% |
| 2001 |
89.15% |
0.19% |
| 2000 |
88.96% |
0.25% |
| 1999 |
88.70% |
0.30% |
| 1998 |
88.40% |
0.35% |
| 1997 |
88.04% |
0.32% |
| 1996 |
87.72% |
0.32% |
| 1995 |
87.41% |
0.58% |
| 1994 |
86.82% |
0.57% |
| 1993 |
86.25% |
0.60% |
| 1992 |
85.65% |
0.58% |
| 1991 |
85.07% |
0.60% |
| 1990 |
84.46% |
0.31% |
| 1989 |
84.15% |
0.44% |
| 1988 |
83.71% |
0.49% |
| 1987 |
83.22% |
0.29% |
| 1986 |
82.93% |
0.35% |
| 1985 |
82.57% |
0.36% |
| 1984 |
82.21% |
0.37% |
| 1983 |
81.84% |
0.40% |
| 1982 |
81.45% |
0.38% |
| 1981 |
81.06% |
0.43% |
| 1980 |
80.64% |
0.31% |
| 1979 |
80.32% |
0.40% |
| 1978 |
79.93% |
0.44% |
| 1977 |
79.49% |
0.40% |
| 1976 |
79.09% |
0.35% |
| 1975 |
78.74% |
0.02% |
| 1974 |
78.72% |
78.72% |
| 1973 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1972 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1971 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1970 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1969 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1968 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1967 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1966 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1965 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1964 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1963 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1962 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1961 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1960 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
