Uruguay - Female Adult Literacy Rate

Since 2014, Uruguay Female Adult Literacy Rate was up 0.1points year on year. With 99.05 Percent of Women Aged 15+ in 2019, the country was number 19 comparing other countries in Female Adult Literacy Rate. Uruguay is overtaken by Argentina, which was number 18 with 99.09 Percent of Women Aged 15+ and is followed by Italy with 98.97 Percent of Women Aged 15+. Uzbekistan ranked the highest with 99.98 Percent of Women Aged 15+ in 2019, that is stable compared to 2018. Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone witnessed the best average annual growth at +7points per year, while South Africa was the worst growing country at -1.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Women Aged 15+
2019 99.05
2018 99.01
2017 98.96
2016 98.85
2015 98.87
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How does Uruguay rank in Female Adult Literacy Rate?

# 135 Countries Percent of Women Aged 15+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
99.98 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Azerbaijan
99.75 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
18 #18
Argentina
99.09 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
19 #19
Uruguay
99.05 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.1 % View data
20 #20
Italy
98.97 % 2018 NA NA View data
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