Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy rates of younger vs older population was 98.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.28
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 85 countries
All-time high
98.3
in 2020
All-time low
82.81
in 1975
Years of data
22
1975–2024
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 98.28 for literacy rates of younger vs older population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Uruguay peaked at 98.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.81, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 82.81 | — |
| 1985 | 86.74 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 91.67 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 95.29 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 95.25 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.07 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 96.03 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.56 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.44 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.81 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.4 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.68 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.03 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.12 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.47 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.81 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.87 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.3 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.3 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.09 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.28 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.81 | 82.81 | 82.81 | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.74 | 86.74 | 86.74 | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.67 | 91.67 | 91.67 | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.66 | 95.25 | 96.07 | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.92 | 95.56 | 97.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.01 | 97.3 | 98.3 | 5 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of younger vs older population in Uruguay?
- Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Uruguay was 98.28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.81 in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy rates of younger vs older population?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates of younger vs older population rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of younger vs older population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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