Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural was -1.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.73 %
Change on year
down 61.7%
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-0.7 %
in 2015
All-time low
-2.36 %
in 2007
Years of data
16
2006–2024

Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2024

-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.52006201520242006: -2 %2007: -2.4 %2008: -1.9 %2009: -1 %2010: -1.5 %2011: -2.1 %2012: -1.3 %2013: -1.7 %2014: -1.9 %2015: -0.7 %2016: -1.2 %2017: -1.9 %2018: -1.4 %2019: -1.9 %2022: -1.1 %2024: -1.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded -1.73 % for gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in 2024.

The figure is down 61.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in Uruguay peaked at -0.7 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.36 %, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural in Uruguay, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 -1.98 %
2007 -2.36 % +19.2%
2008 -1.9 % -19.5%
2009 -1.02 % -46.3%
2010 -1.48 % +45.1%
2011 -2.13 % +43.9%
2012 -1.29 % -39.4%
2013 -1.66 % +28.7%
2014 -1.89 % +13.9%
2015 -0.7 % -63.0%
2016 -1.25 % +78.6%
2017 -1.92 % +53.6%
2018 -1.37 % -28.6%
2019 -1.94 % +41.6%
2022 -1.07 % -44.8%
2024 -1.73 % +61.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's -1.73 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.09 %. (5 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's -1.73 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.62 %. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -1.81 % -2.36 % -1.02 % 4
2010s -1.56 % -2.13 % -0.7 % 10
2020s -1.4 % -1.73 % -1.07 % 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 35 Chile -0.52 % compare
  2. 35 Mongolia -0.52 % compare
  3. 37 Honduras -0.95 % compare
  4. 39 Dominican Republic -1.94 % compare
  5. 40 Colombia -2.35 % compare
  6. 41 Brazil -3.14 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in Uruguay?
Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural in Uruguay was -1.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was -0.7 % in 2015.
What is the lowest gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was -2.36 % in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural?
Uruguay ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
44 places, 419 data points, 2000–2024
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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.