Literacy rate, youth female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth female in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 99.2% for literacy rate, youth female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Uruguay peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 31st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 98.8% | — |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 99.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
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, youth female in Uruguay?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Uruguay was 99.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Uruguay ranks 31st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.