Uruguay
Country in Americas
In brief
Adult literacy: 98.9% (2024). World rank 17 of 110 (1 = best); in Americas, 2 of 17. Secondary school enrolment: 119% (2023). World rank 17 of 176 (1 = best); in Americas, 6 of 40. Doctors per 1,000 people: 4.7 (2022). World rank 13 of 180 (1 = best); in Americas, 3 of 31. From 2014 to 2024: adult literacy 98.4% → 98.9%, children vaccinated against measles 96% → 97%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 7.9 → 6.2. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina and Brazil): secondary school enrolment, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Argentina and Brazil): hospital beds per 1,000 people.