Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 1975
All-time low
1 index
in 2022
Years of data
22
1975–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.01 index in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.01 index | — |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1975.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.