Uruguay - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Uruguay was 99.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.44 in 2016, while its lowest value was 98.84 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 98.84 |
| 1985 | 99.00 |
| 1996 | 99.02 |
| 2006 | 99.11 |
| 2007 | 99.02 |
| 2008 | 99.32 |
| 2009 | 99.23 |
| 2010 | 99.23 |
| 2011 | 99.12 |
| 2012 | 99.30 |
| 2013 | 99.31 |
| 2014 | 99.39 |
| 2015 | 99.23 |
| 2016 | 99.44 |
| 2017 | 99.32 |
| 2018 | 99.17 |
| 2019 | 99.32 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Uruguay was 98.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 98.87 in 2016, while its lowest value was 97.74 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 97.74 |
| 1985 | 98.26 |
| 1996 | 98.15 |
| 2006 | 98.31 |
| 2007 | 98.49 |
| 2008 | 98.63 |
| 2009 | 98.51 |
| 2010 | 98.36 |
| 2011 | 98.61 |
| 2012 | 98.63 |
| 2013 | 98.56 |
| 2014 | 98.31 |
| 2015 | 98.64 |
| 2016 | 98.87 |
| 2017 | 98.56 |
| 2018 | 98.60 |
| 2019 | 98.74 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Uruguay was 99.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.15 in 2016, while its lowest value was 98.30 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 98.30 |
| 1985 | 98.63 |
| 1996 | 98.58 |
| 2006 | 98.71 |
| 2007 | 98.76 |
| 2008 | 98.97 |
| 2009 | 98.86 |
| 2010 | 98.78 |
| 2011 | 98.86 |
| 2012 | 98.96 |
| 2013 | 98.93 |
| 2014 | 98.84 |
| 2015 | 98.93 |
| 2016 | 99.15 |
| 2017 | 98.93 |
| 2018 | 98.88 |
| 2019 | 99.02 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Uruguay was 99.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.04 in 2019, while its lowest value was 94.30 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 94.30 |
| 1985 | 95.88 |
| 1996 | 97.27 |
| 2006 | 98.08 |
| 2007 | 98.24 |
| 2008 | 98.46 |
| 2009 | 98.53 |
| 2010 | 98.49 |
| 2011 | 98.62 |
| 2012 | 98.66 |
| 2013 | 98.64 |
| 2014 | 98.81 |
| 2015 | 98.87 |
| 2016 | 98.85 |
| 2017 | 98.96 |
| 2018 | 99.01 |
| 2019 | 99.04 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Uruguay was 98.48 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 98.48 in 2019, while its lowest value was 93.39 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 93.39 |
| 1985 | 94.83 |
| 1996 | 96.24 |
| 2006 | 97.44 |
| 2007 | 97.42 |
| 2008 | 97.83 |
| 2009 | 97.97 |
| 2010 | 97.61 |
| 2011 | 98.02 |
| 2012 | 98.10 |
| 2013 | 98.06 |
| 2014 | 98.03 |
| 2015 | 98.15 |
| 2016 | 98.24 |
| 2017 | 98.23 |
| 2018 | 98.37 |
| 2019 | 98.48 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Uruguay was 98.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 98.77 in 2019, while its lowest value was 93.86 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 93.86 |
| 1985 | 95.38 |
| 1996 | 96.78 |
| 2006 | 97.79 |
| 2007 | 97.86 |
| 2008 | 98.16 |
| 2009 | 98.27 |
| 2010 | 98.07 |
| 2011 | 98.34 |
| 2012 | 98.40 |
| 2013 | 98.36 |
| 2014 | 98.44 |
| 2015 | 98.52 |
| 2016 | 98.56 |
| 2017 | 98.62 |
| 2018 | 98.70 |
| 2019 | 98.77 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
