Latin America and the Caribbean/Amérique latine et Caraïbes/América latina y el Caribe
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Netherlands Antilles
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- St Vincent and Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
| 1985 | 1986 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 158692222,8 | 158692222,8 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 70492120,6 | 70492120,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 229184343,5 | 229184343,5 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 13615731,0 | 13615731,0 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 6276613,4 | 6276613,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 19892344,4 | 19892344,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 75,2 | 75,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 89,3 | 89,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 82,3 | 82,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 92,6 | 92,6 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 96,8 | 96,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 94,7 | 94,7 |
| 1987 | 1988 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 158692222,8 | 158692222,8 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 70492120,6 | 70492120,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 229184343,5 | 229184343,5 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 13615731,0 | 13615731,0 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 6276613,4 | 6276613,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 19892344,4 | 19892344,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 75,2 | 75,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 89,3 | 89,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 82,3 | 82,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 92,6 | 92,6 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 96,8 | 96,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 94,7 | 94,7 |
| 1989 | 1990 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 158692222,8 | 158692222,8 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 70492120,6 | 70492120,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 229184343,5 | 229184343,5 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 13615731,0 | 13615731,0 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 6276613,4 | 6276613,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 19892344,4 | 19892344,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 75,2 | 75,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 89,3 | 89,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 82,3 | 82,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 92,6 | 92,6 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 96,8 | 96,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 94,7 | 94,7 |
| 1991 | 1992 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 158692222,8 | 158692222,8 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 70492120,6 | 70492120,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 229184343,5 | 229184343,5 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 13615731,0 | 13615731,0 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 6276613,4 | 6276613,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 19892344,4 | 19892344,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 75,2 | 75,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 89,3 | 89,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 82,3 | 82,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 92,6 | 92,6 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 96,8 | 96,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 94,7 | 94,7 |
| 1993 | 1994 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 158692222,8 | 158692222,8 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 70492120,6 | 70492120,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 229184343,5 | 229184343,5 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 13615731,0 | 13615731,0 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 6276613,4 | 6276613,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 19892344,4 | 19892344,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 75,2 | 75,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 89,3 | 89,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 82,3 | 82,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 92,6 | 92,6 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 96,8 | 96,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 94,7 | 94,7 |
| 1995 | 1996 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 88126029,4 | 88126029,4 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 37324509,0 | 37324509,0 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 125450538,4 | 125450538,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3728681,6 | 3728681,6 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 2972965,2 | 2972965,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 6701646,8 | 6701646,8 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 88,3 | 88,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 95,1 | 95,1 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 91,7 | 91,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,7 | 97,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,3 | 98,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| 1997 | 1998 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 88126029,4 | 88126029,4 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 37324509,0 | 37324509,0 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 125450538,4 | 125450538,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3728681,6 | 3728681,6 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 2972965,2 | 2972965,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 6701646,8 | 6701646,8 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 88,3 | 88,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 95,1 | 95,1 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 91,7 | 91,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,7 | 97,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,3 | 98,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| 1999 | 2000 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 88126029,4 | 88126029,4 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 37324509,0 | 37324509,0 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 125450538,4 | 125450538,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3728681,6 | 3728681,6 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 2972965,2 | 2972965,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 6701646,8 | 6701646,8 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 88,3 | 88,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 95,1 | 95,1 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 91,7 | 91,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,7 | 97,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,3 | 98,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| 2001 | 2002 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 88126029,4 | 88126029,4 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 37324509,0 | 37324509,0 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 125450538,4 | 125450538,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3728681,6 | 3728681,6 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 2972965,2 | 2972965,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 6701646,8 | 6701646,8 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 88,3 | 88,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 95,1 | 95,1 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 91,7 | 91,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,7 | 97,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,3 | 98,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| 2003 | 2004 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 88126029,4 | 88126029,4 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 37324509,0 | 37324509,0 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 125450538,4 | 125450538,4 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3728681,6 | 3728681,6 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 2972965,2 | 2972965,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 6701646,8 | 6701646,8 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 88,3 | 88,3 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 95,1 | 95,1 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 91,7 | 91,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,7 | 97,7 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,3 | 98,3 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| 2005 | 2006 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 76566982,6 | 76566982,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 32046171,7 | 32046171,7 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 108613154,3 | 108613154,3 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3881848,2 | 3881848,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 3357783,2 | 3357783,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 7239631,4 | 7239631,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 90,7 | 90,7 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 96,2 | 96,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 93,5 | 93,5 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,8 | 97,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,2 | 98,2 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| 2007 | 2008 | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 76566982,6 | 76566982,6 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | 32046171,7 | 32046171,7 |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 108613154,3 | 108613154,3 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 3881848,2 | 3881848,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | 3357783,2 | 3357783,2 |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 7239631,4 | 7239631,4 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 90,7 | 90,7 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 96,2 | 96,2 |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 93,5 | 93,5 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 97,8 | 97,8 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,2 | 98,2 |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 | 98,0 |
| Projected 2015 | ||
| Regional adult illiterate population. Female | 54% | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Male | … | |
| Regional adult illiterate population. Total | 30126000,0 | |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Female | 40% | |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Male | … | |
| Regional youth illiterate population. Total | 2049000,0 | |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Female | 93,0 | |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Male | 94,0 | |
| Regional adult literacy rate (%). Total | 93,0 | |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Female | 98,0 | |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Male | 98,0 | |
| Regional youth literacy rate (%). Total | 98,0 |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
