Uganda vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Uganda
70.3%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Uganda rank
61st
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Uganda
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 70.3% in Uganda, a difference of 25.0%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 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 | 36.2% | 81.0% | 44.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 88.2% | 36.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 92.7% | 38.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 95.1% | 24.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Uganda or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 70.3% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Uganda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 25.0%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Uganda ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release