Uruguay - Youth Literacy Rate

Since 2014, Uruguay Youth Literacy Rate was up 0points year on year. With 98.92 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 in 2019, the country was ranked number 51 among other countries in Youth Literacy Rate. Uruguay is overtaken by Dominican Republic, which was number 50 with 98.93 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 and is followed by Colombia with 98.84 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24. Turkey topped the ranking with 100.16 Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 in 2019, +0.2points compared to 2018. Uzbekistan, Singapore and Azerbaijan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.2points per year, while South Africa recorded the worst performance at -0.7points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 15-24
2019 98.92
2018 98.88
2017 98.93
2016 99.15
2015 98.93
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How does Uruguay rank in Youth Literacy Rate?

# 134 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 15-24 Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Turkey
100.16 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.2 % View data
2 #2
Uzbekistan
100.00 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
50 #50
Dominican Republic
98.93 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.3 % View data
51 #51
Uruguay
98.92 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
52 #52
Colombia
98.84 % 2019 -0.0 % +0.1 % View data
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