Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 5,399 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5,399 number
Change on year
down 22.0%
World rank
66th
of 83 countries
All-time high
21,075 number
in 1975
All-time low
5,399 number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1975–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Uruguay, 1975–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1975199620181975: 21.1k number1985: 20.0k number1996: 15.9k number2006: 9.2k number2007: 10.5k number2008: 8.1k number2009: 8.1k number2010: 10.3k number2011: 8.1k number2012: 6.6k number2013: 8.2k number2014: 7.8k number2015: 7.6k number2016: 6.9k number2017: 6.9k number2018: 5.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Uruguay stood at 5,399 number. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Uruguay peaked at 21,075 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5,399 number, in 2018.

Uruguay ranks 66th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21,075 number 21,075 number 21,075 number 1
1980s 20,004 number 20,004 number 20,004 number 1
1990s 15,944 number 15,944 number 15,944 number 1
2000s 8,989 number 8,079 number 10,503 number 4
2010s 7,525 number 5,399 number 10,289 number 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 63 Eswatini 6,176 number compare
  2. 64 Palestine 6,131 number compare
  3. 65 Malta 5,495 number compare
  4. 67 Qatar 4,664 number compare
  5. 68 Azerbaijan 3,198 number compare
  6. 69 Bahrain 3,039 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Uruguay?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Uruguay was 5,399 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 21,075 number in 1975.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5,399 number in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Uruguay ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.