Literacy rate in Uruguay in 2024 — 98.91%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 29. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 5.05 pp.
1975–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.91 | +0.08 pp |
| 2023 | 98.83 | −0.02 pp |
| 2022 | 98.85 | — |
| 2020 | 98.96 | +0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 98.77 | +0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 98.7 | +0.08 pp |
| 2017 | 98.62 | +0.06 pp |
| 2016 | 98.56 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 98.52 | +0.08 pp |
| 2014 | 98.44 | +0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 98.36 | −0.04 pp |
| 2012 | 98.4 | +0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 98.34 | +0.27 pp |
| 2010 | 98.07 | −0.19 pp |
| 2009 | 98.26 | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 98.16 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 97.86 | +0.07 pp |
| 2006 | 97.79 | — |
| 1996 | 96.78 | — |
| 1985 | 95.38 | — |
| 1975 | 93.86 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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