Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 2,083 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay is 2,083 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay peaked at 2,578 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,415 number, in 2016.
Uruguay ranks 65th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2,531 number | — |
| 1985 | 2,338 number | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 2,578 number | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 2,169 number | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 2,420 number | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1,694 number | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 1,944 number | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1,964 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,241 number | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1,794 number | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 1,763 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,555 number | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 1,963 number | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 1,415 number | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 1,719 number | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 2,083 number | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,531 number | 2,531 number | 2,531 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,338 number | 2,338 number | 2,338 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,578 number | 2,578 number | 2,578 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,057 number | 1,694 number | 2,420 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,833 number | 1,415 number | 2,241 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Uruguay was 2,083 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,578 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,415 number in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Uruguay ranks 65th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.