Uruguay vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Uruguay
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1 GPIA
in 2024
Uruguay rank
6th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
3rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Uruguay
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Uruguay ranks 6th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 GPIA 0.9 GPIA 0.11 GPIA Uruguay
1980s 1.02 GPIA 0.94 GPIA 0.08 GPIA Uruguay
1990s 1.01 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 0.04 GPIA Uruguay
2000s 1.01 GPIA 0.9875 GPIA 0.0225 GPIA Uruguay
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.998 GPIA 0.012 GPIA Uruguay
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.0078 GPIA Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Uruguay or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Uruguay, at 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.01 GPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Uruguay ranks 6th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release