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.

The average for 2021 based on 3 countries was 94.81 percent. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 98.04 percent and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 92.4 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Historical dataset showing Central America literacy rate by year from N/A to N/A.

In 2023, the share of women aged 15 or older who could read and write in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to 94.79 percent, around 0.33 percentage point lower than the literacy rate among adult men. This region's adult literacy rate averaged at 94.8 percent in 2023.

The average for 2021 based on 12 countries was 98.12 percent. The highest value was in Bolivia: 99.5 percent and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 92.4 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Graph and download economic data for Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean (SEADTLITRZSLAC) from 1974 to 2024 about Caribbean Economies, Latin America, literacy, adult, and rate.

Historical dataset showing Latin America & Caribbean literacy rate by year from 1974 to 2023.

The average for 2021 based on 12 countries was 98.43 percent. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 99.61 percent and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 92.4 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The graph depicts the average youth literacy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, broken down by gender. In that year, the literacy rate among women aged between 15 and 24 years in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to **** percent. This region's youth literacy rate averaged at **** percent in 2016.

In 2022, Peruvian students reached the highest financial literacy score among the Latin American countries analyzed by the program for international student assessment (PISA), with ***. Brazil followed with a mean score of ***.

Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean was 94.54627 % of People Ages 15 and Above in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean reached a record high of 94.54627 in January of 2023 and a record low of 78.01447 in January of 1974. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

As of June 2023, in the Central American nation of Honduras, the illiteracy rate for the total population averaged at **** percent. The rate was slightly higher for males compared to females, being almost the same share.

La moyenne pour 2021 était de 98.43 pour cent. La valeur la plus élevée était au Costa Rica: 99.61 pour cent et la valeur la plus basse était au Porto Rico: 92.4 pour cent. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un graphique pour tous les pays où les données sont disponibles.

La moyenne pour 2021 était de 94.81 pour cent. La valeur la plus élevée était au Costa Rica: 98.04 pour cent et la valeur la plus basse était au Porto Rico: 92.4 pour cent. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un graphique pour tous les pays où les données sont disponibles.

Argentina scored 562 out of a maximum of 800 points in the English Proficiency Index 2023. That was the highest score among all Latin American countries included in the survey. The Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, also received the highest English proficiency score among all the Latin American cities analyzed. Mexico and Haiti received the lowest scores in the region.

Individual and community-level factors associated with women’s accessing healthcare among women in LMICs.

Random parameters and model comparison among women’s accessing healthcare in LMICs.

Socio-demographic, maternal, and community level related characteristics of women’s accessing healthcare among women in LMICs (weighted n = 1,718,793).

La moyenne pour 2021 était de 98.27 pour cent. La valeur la plus élevée était au Costa Rica: 99.53 pour cent et la valeur la plus basse était au Porto Rico: 92.4 pour cent. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un graphique pour tous les pays où les données sont disponibles.

La moyenne pour 2021 était de 98.12 pour cent. La valeur la plus élevée était au Bolivie: 99.5 pour cent et la valeur la plus basse était au Porto Rico: 92.4 pour cent. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un graphique pour tous les pays où les données sont disponibles.