Latin America & Caribbean Literacy Rate 1974-2024

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.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
North America 98.74%
Latin America & Caribbean 94.60%
World 87.01%
South Asia 74.19%
Sub-Saharan Africa 67.72%
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% 0.02%