Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 98.6% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Uruguay peaked at 98.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 83.1% | — |
| 1985 | 87.5% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 92.6% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.1% | 83.1% | 83.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 96.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.3% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Uruguay?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Uruguay was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release