Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay is 99.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 95.3% | — |
| 1985 | 97.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uruguay was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release