Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, IDA & IBRD total or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 98.6% against 89.5% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Uruguay?

21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA & IBRD total vs Uruguay: Literacy rate, adult male

IDA & IBRD total

89.5%

in 2024

Uruguay

98.6%

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total rank

18th

Uruguay rank

16th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

IDA & IBRD total
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 98.6% against 89.5% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 39 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	69.3%	93.4%	24.1%	Uruguay
1980s	74.1%	94.8%	20.7%	Uruguay
1990s	80.5%	96.2%	15.8%	Uruguay
2000s	86.0%	97.7%	11.7%	Uruguay
2010s	87.9%	98.1%	10.2%	Uruguay
2020s	89.3%	98.7%	9.4%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, IDA & IBRD total or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 98.6% against 89.5% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between IDA & IBRD total and Uruguay?: 9.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Uruguay?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Uruguay rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of males ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.