Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Upper middle income or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 98.9% against 96.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income 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 total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Upper middle income vs Uruguay: Literacy rate, adult total

Upper middle income

96.2%

in 2024

Uruguay

98.9%

in 2024

Upper middle income rank

10th

Uruguay rank

9th

Literacy rate, adult total over time

Upper middle income
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 98.9% against 96.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.7%.

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

Upper middle income ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Upper middle income	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66.5%	93.9%	27.3%	Uruguay
1980s	74.8%	95.4%	20.6%	Uruguay
1990s	84.3%	96.8%	12.5%	Uruguay
2000s	92.9%	98.0%	5.1%	Uruguay
2010s	94.7%	98.5%	3.8%	Uruguay
2020s	96.0%	98.9%	2.9%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Upper middle income or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 98.9% against 96.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Upper middle income and Uruguay?: 2.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Uruguay?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Upper middle income and Uruguay rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?: Upper middle income ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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 total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of people ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,592 data points, 1973–2024
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.