Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 12,234 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
12,234 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
65th
of 83 countries
All-time high
39,833 number
in 1975
All-time low
12,232 number
in 2017
Years of data
16
1975–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uruguay, 1975–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1975199620181975: 39.8k number1985: 30.4k number1996: 22.2k number2006: 16.6k number2007: 16.0k number2008: 14.9k number2009: 13.0k number2010: 15.0k number2011: 13.0k number2012: 13.6k number2013: 12.6k number2014: 13.0k number2015: 12.7k number2016: 12.8k number2017: 12.2k number2018: 12.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uruguay is 12,234 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uruguay peaked at 39,833 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12,232 number, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 65th 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 39,833 number 39,833 number 39,833 number 1
1980s 30,356 number 30,356 number 30,356 number 1
1990s 22,229 number 22,229 number 22,229 number 1
2000s 15,136 number 13,047 number 16,581 number 4
2010s 13,014 number 12,232 number 15,049 number 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 62 Panama 30,294 number compare
  2. 63 Eswatini 26,285 number compare
  3. 64 Singapore 14,282 number compare
  4. 66 Palestine 10,033 number compare
  5. 67 Kazakhstan 7,604 number compare
  6. 68 Malta 7,393 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uruguay?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uruguay was 12,234 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 39,833 number in 1975.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 12,232 number in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Uruguay ranks 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.