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Latin America & Caribbean
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Within the “Latin America & Caribbean” group, Uruguay leads Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2024 at 99, while Guatemala sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 82. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.024.749.574.298.9UruguayUruguay: 9998.9BoliviaBolivia: 9796.7PanamaPanama: 9696.2MexicoMexico: 9695.6ColombiaColombia: 9595.3ParaguayParaguay: 9594.9BrazilBrazil: 9594.7Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 9494.0PeruPeru: 9493.7EcuadorEcuador: 9393.5El SalvadorEl Salvador: 9089.8HondurasHonduras: 8888.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Uruguay 99
2 Bolivia 97
3 Panama 96
4 Mexico 96
5 Colombia 95
6 Paraguay 95
7 Brazil 95
8 Dominican Republic 94
9 Peru 94
10 Ecuador 93
11 El Salvador 90
12 Honduras 88
13 Guatemala 82

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Latin America & Caribbean group for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2024, Uruguay leads with a gap of 2 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 13 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Guatemala at 82.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.