| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 99.76 | 2018 | 1 | 99.64 |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.43 | 2018 | 2 | 99.48 |
| 3 ↑ | Bolivia | 99.4 | 2015 | 8 | 98.83 |
| 4 ↑ | Peru | 99.35 | 2020 | 7 | 98.97 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 99.32 | 2019 | 5 | 99.17 |
| 6 | Colombia | 99.29 | 2020 | 6 | 99.16 |
| 7 ↓ | Venezuela | 99.09 | 2016 | 4 | 99.32 |
| 8 ↓ | Chile | 99.01 | 2017 | 3 | 99.44 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 98.66 | 2020 | 9 | 98.68 |
| 10 | Suriname | 98.4 | 2018 | 10 | 97.26 |
| 11 | Guyana | 97.04 | 2014 | 11 | 93.67 |
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
