Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay

Uruguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.9803 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9803 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.04 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.8976 LPIA
in 1985
Years of data
15
1985–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay, 1985–2018

00.250.50.7511985200120181985: 0.898 LPIA1996: 0.938 LPIA2006: 0.977 LPIA2007: 0.973 LPIA2008: 0.986 LPIA2009: 1 LPIA2010: 0.966 LPIA2011: 0.975 LPIA2012: 0.987 LPIA2013: 0.982 LPIA2014: 0.975 LPIA2015: 0.974 LPIA2016: 0.972 LPIA2017: 0.989 LPIA2018: 0.98 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay stood at 0.9803 LPIA.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay peaked at 1.04 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8976 LPIA, in 1985.

That places Uruguay 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Uruguay, 1985 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1985 0.8976 LPIA
1996 0.9377 LPIA +4.5%
2006 0.9766 LPIA +4.1%
2007 0.9734 LPIA -0.3%
2008 0.9857 LPIA +1.3%
2009 1.04 LPIA +5.3%
2010 0.9655 LPIA -7.0%
2011 0.9747 LPIA +1.0%
2012 0.9871 LPIA +1.3%
2013 0.982 LPIA -0.5%
2014 0.9753 LPIA -0.7%
2015 0.9743 LPIA -0.1%
2016 0.9719 LPIA -0.2%
2017 0.9887 LPIA +1.7%
2018 0.9803 LPIA -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8976 LPIA 0.8976 LPIA 0.8976 LPIA 1
1990s 0.9377 LPIA 0.9377 LPIA 0.9377 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9934 LPIA 0.9734 LPIA 1.04 LPIA 4
2010s 0.9778 LPIA 0.9655 LPIA 0.9887 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Kuwait 1.18 LPIA compare
  2. 2 Azerbaijan 1.01 LPIA compare
  3. 4 Spain 0.9791 LPIA compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.9725 LPIA compare
  5. 6 Dominican Republic 0.8929 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Uruguay was 0.9803 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 LPIA in 2009.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8976 LPIA in 1985.
How does Uruguay rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 325 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

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