Adult Literacy Rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adult Literacy Rate was 98.91 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
98.91
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 110 countries
All-time high
98.96
in 2020
All-time low
93.86
in 1975
Years of data
21
1975β2024
Adult Literacy Rate in Uruguay, 1975β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate in Uruguay is 98.91, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate in Uruguay peaked at 98.96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93.86, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 12th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.86 | 93.86 | 93.86 | 1 |
| 1980s | 95.38 | 95.38 | 95.38 | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.78 | 96.78 | 96.78 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.02 | 97.79 | 98.26 | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.48 | 98.07 | 98.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.89 | 98.83 | 98.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 9 Serbia 99.34 compare
- 10 Samoa 99.1 compare
- 11 Montenegro 98.98 compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 98.81 compare
- 14 Mongolia 98.64 compare
- 15 Philippines 98.47 compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate in Uruguay?
- Adult literacy rate in Uruguay was 98.91 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.86 in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for adult literacy rate?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Adult Literacy Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.