Uruguay Literacy Rate 1975-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Uruguay literacy rate for 2019 was 98.77%, a 0.07% increase from 2018.
- Uruguay literacy rate for 2018 was 98.70%, a 0.09% increase from 2017.
- Uruguay literacy rate for 2017 was 98.62%, a 0.05% increase from 2016.
- Uruguay literacy rate for 2016 was 98.56%, a 0.04% increase from 2015.
| Uruguay Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
98.77% |
0.07% |
| 2018 |
98.70% |
0.09% |
| 2017 |
98.62% |
0.05% |
| 2016 |
98.56% |
0.04% |
| 2015 |
98.52% |
0.09% |
| 2014 |
98.44% |
0.07% |
| 2013 |
98.36% |
-0.03% |
| 2012 |
98.40% |
0.06% |
| 2011 |
98.34% |
0.26% |
| 2010 |
98.07% |
-0.19% |
| 2009 |
98.27% |
0.10% |
| 2008 |
98.16% |
0.30% |
| 2007 |
97.86% |
0.07% |
| 2006 |
97.79% |
1.01% |
| 1996 |
96.78% |
1.40% |
| 1985 |
95.38% |
1.52% |
| 1975 |
93.86% |
1.52% |
