Uganda vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female
Uganda
73.5%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
94.4%
in 2024
Uganda rank
60th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time
- Uganda
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.4% against 73.5% in Uganda, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 60th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 89 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 82.8% | 38.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 88.6% | 28.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 92.1% | 29.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 94.2% | 19.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Uganda or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 94.4% against 73.5% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Uganda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 20.9%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Uganda ranks 60th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release