Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 97.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 83 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2018
All-time low
82.4%
in 1975
Years of data
16
1975–2018

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

0204060801001975199620181975: 82.4 %1985: 85.6 %1996: 90.4 %2006: 94.8 %2007: 94.1 %2008: 95.5 %2009: 95.5 %2010: 94.3 %2011: 95.6 %2012: 96.4 %2013: 95.6 %2014: 95.9 %2015: 96 %2016: 96.4 %2017: 96.5 %2018: 97.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Uruguay stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Uruguay peaked at 97.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 1975.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82.4% 82.4% 82.4% 1
1980s 85.6% 85.6% 85.6% 1
1990s 90.4% 90.4% 90.4% 1
2000s 95.0% 94.1% 95.5% 4
2010s 96.0% 94.3% 97.3% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Barbados 98.6% compare
  2. 8 Argentina 98.1% compare
  3. 9 Greece 97.7% compare
  4. 11 Spain 97.1% compare
  5. 12 Grenada 96.6% compare
  6. 13 Jordan 96.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Uruguay?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Uruguay was 97.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 1975.
How does Uruguay rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,187 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of males 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 male literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.