The graph depicts the gender parity index in adult and youth literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. As of that year, women aged 15 years and older in Latin America and the Caribbean were approximately one percent less likely to have literacy skills than men, whereas young men and women (aged between 15 and 24 years) were equally likely to be literate.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (July 15, 2017). Gender parity index in adult and youth literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/796265/gender-parity-index-literacy-latin-america-age/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Gender parity index in adult and youth literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016." Chart. July 15, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/796265/gender-parity-index-literacy-latin-america-age/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2017). Gender parity index in adult and youth literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/796265/gender-parity-index-literacy-latin-america-age/
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