Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay is 0.99 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay peaked at 1.04 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9 LPIA, in 1985.
Uruguay ranks 6th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.9 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.94 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.98 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.97 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.94 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.995 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.98 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.985 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 3 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 0.99 LPIA compare
- 6 Georgia 0.99 LPIA compare
- 6 Mongolia 0.99 LPIA compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release