Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Uruguay: Literacy rate, youth female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
83.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.2%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
29th
Uruguay rank
31st

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Uruguay
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 99.2% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 31st of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 41.5% 98.8% 57.3% Uruguay
1980s 50.7% 99.0% 48.3% Uruguay
1990s 64.0% 99.0% 35.1% Uruguay
2000s 75.4% 99.2% 23.8% Uruguay
2010s 79.0% 99.3% 20.3% Uruguay
2020s 81.5% 99.3% 17.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 99.2% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uruguay?
16.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uruguay rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 31st of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). 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, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit
% of females ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.