Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female was 99.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
99.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 39 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2016
All-time low
99.0%
in 2007
Years of data
15
1985–2018

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay, 1985–2018

0204060801001985200120181985: 99.1 %1996: 99.1 %2006: 99.1 %2007: 99 %2008: 99.3 %2009: 99.2 %2010: 99.2 %2011: 99.1 %2012: 99.3 %2013: 99.3 %2014: 99.4 %2015: 99.2 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 99.3 %2018: 99.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay stood at 99.1%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female (%) in Uruguay, 1985 to 2018.
Year % Change
1985 99.1%
1996 99.1% +0.0%
2006 99.1% +0.0%
2007 99.0% -0.1%
2008 99.3% +0.3%
2009 99.2% -0.1%
2010 99.2% +0.0%
2011 99.1% -0.1%
2012 99.3% +0.2%
2013 99.3% +0.0%
2014 99.4% +0.1%
2015 99.2% -0.2%
2016 99.4% +0.2%
2017 99.3% -0.1%
2018 99.1% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 99.1% 99.1% 99.1% 1
1990s 99.1% 99.1% 99.1% 1
2000s 99.1% 99.0% 99.3% 4
2010s 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 16 Peru 99.3% compare
  2. 17 Honduras 99.2% compare
  3. 18 Turkey 99.2% compare
  4. 20 Chile 99.1% compare
  5. 21 Greece 99.0% compare
  6. 22 Dominican Republic 99.0% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay was 99.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female?
Uruguay ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-literacy-rate-population-15-24-years-urban-female-percent/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-literacy-rate-population-15-24-years-urban-female-percent/uruguay/">Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female in Uruguay</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 366 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females age 15 to 24 years in urban areas who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. Divide the number of people aged 15 to 24 years who are literate by the total population in the same age group and multiply the result by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/