Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 88 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2020
All-time low
94.0%
in 1975
Years of data
22
1975–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay stood at 98.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay peaked at 98.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 20th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 94.0% | — |
| 1985 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 96.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uruguay was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release