Latin America & Caribbean vs Uruguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 98.2% against 80.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 39 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.2% | 83.1% | 25.9% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 87.5% | 27.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 92.6% | 26.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 96.1% | 24.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 97.3% | 20.8% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 98.2% against 80.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 17.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of females age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.