Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay is 0.99 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay peaked at 1 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.93 LPIA, in 1985.
That places Uruguay 10th 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.93 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.95 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.99 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 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 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.989 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.995 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release