Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Uruguay
Uruguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.96 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.96 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Uruguay peaked at 1.05 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.85 LPIA, in 1985.
That places Uruguay 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.85 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.88 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.95 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.94 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.95 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.94 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.98 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.92 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.94 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.96 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.85 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.88 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9725 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 1.05 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.952 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 2 |
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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, male, adjusted location in Uruguay?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Uruguay was 0.96 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release