Latin America & the Caribbean: literacy rates 2013-2023, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 2, 2024

In 2023, the average adult literacy rates (15 years and older) in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to 94.79 percent. 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 2023, by age group

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Release date

October 2024

Region

LAC

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Age group

15 years and older

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