Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay

Uruguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.9913 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9913 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9996 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9261 LPIA
in 1985
Years of data
15
1985–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay, 1985–2018

00.20.40.60.811985200120181985: 0.926 LPIA1996: 0.95 LPIA2006: 0.987 LPIA2007: 0.983 LPIA2008: 0.989 LPIA2009: 1 LPIA2010: 0.994 LPIA2011: 0.98 LPIA2012: 0.983 LPIA2013: 0.996 LPIA2014: 0.993 LPIA2015: 0.991 LPIA2016: 0.99 LPIA2017: 0.988 LPIA2018: 0.991 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay stood at 0.9913 LPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay peaked at 0.9996 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9261 LPIA, in 1985.

That places Uruguay 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Uruguay, 1985 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1985 0.9261 LPIA
1996 0.9498 LPIA +2.6%
2006 0.9865 LPIA +3.9%
2007 0.9829 LPIA -0.4%
2008 0.9888 LPIA +0.6%
2009 0.9996 LPIA +1.1%
2010 0.9939 LPIA -0.6%
2011 0.9796 LPIA -1.4%
2012 0.9835 LPIA +0.4%
2013 0.9955 LPIA +1.2%
2014 0.9931 LPIA -0.2%
2015 0.9912 LPIA -0.2%
2016 0.9896 LPIA -0.2%
2017 0.9879 LPIA -0.2%
2018 0.9913 LPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9261 LPIA 0.9261 LPIA 0.9261 LPIA 1
1990s 0.9498 LPIA 0.9498 LPIA 0.9498 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9894 LPIA 0.9829 LPIA 0.9996 LPIA 4
2010s 0.9895 LPIA 0.9796 LPIA 0.9955 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 4 Spain 0.9987 LPIA compare
  2. 5 Greece 0.9936 LPIA compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 0.9915 LPIA compare
  4. 8 Sri Lanka 0.9814 LPIA compare
  5. 9 Indonesia 0.9725 LPIA compare
  6. 10 Malaysia 0.9709 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Uruguay was 0.9913 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9996 LPIA in 2009.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9261 LPIA in 1985.
How does Uruguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
Uruguay ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 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/