In 2022, the average adult literacy rates (15 years and older) in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to 94.60 percent. With this number, the share of people aged 15 or older who could read and write in this region was around four percentage points higher than the regional average. Literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean have been slightly improving in all three age groups since 2014.
Average literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by age group
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (October 7, 2023). Average literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/796285/literacy-rates-latin-america-age/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Average literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by age group." Chart. October 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796285/literacy-rates-latin-america-age/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2023). Average literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796285/literacy-rates-latin-america-age/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Average Literacy Rates in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796285/literacy-rates-latin-america-age/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Average literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796285/literacy-rates-latin-america-age/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Average literacy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013 to 2022, by age group [Graph], UNESCO Institute for Statistics, October 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/796285/literacy-rates-latin-america-age/