Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.991 GPIA
in 2019
Uruguay
1.01 GPIA
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
5th
Uruguay rank
5th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Uruguay
00.250.50.751197419962019

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 0.991 GPIA in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.019 GPIA.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 37 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9253 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0844 GPIA Uruguay
1980s 0.9571 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0538 GPIA Uruguay
1990s 0.9745 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.036 GPIA Uruguay
2000s 0.982 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0247 GPIA Uruguay
2010s 0.9887 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0181 GPIA Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.01 GPIA against 0.991 GPIA in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
0.019 GPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/adult-literacy-rate-population-15-years-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/latin-america-and-caribbean-excluding-high-income/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/adult-literacy-rate-population-15-years-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/latin-america-and-caribbean-excluding-high-income/uruguay/">Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
124 places, 2,183 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/