Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female was 99.17 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 99.17 % for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Uruguay peaked at 99.17 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.11 %, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 7th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.11 % | — |
| 2007 | 98.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.67 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.92 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.89 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.17 % | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 99.17 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.25 %, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 99.17 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.11 %, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.33 % | 98.11 % | 98.49 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.82 % | 98.52 % | 99.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.13 % | 99.1 % | 99.17 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 661.04 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 128.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Uruguay?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Uruguay was 99.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.17 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.11 % in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.