Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.94 LPIA, in 1985.
That places Uruguay 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.94 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.96 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.99 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9919 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.94 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9925 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9982 LPIA | 0.9919 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
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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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uruguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uruguay was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release