How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?

6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Net intake rate in grade 1

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

75.1%

in 2018

Uruguay

96.9%

in 2016

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

11th

Uruguay rank

8th

Net intake rate in grade 1 over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 96.9% against 75.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 36 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net intake rate in grade 1, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 96.9% against 75.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in net intake rate in grade 1 between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?: 21.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for net intake rate in grade 1?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population)
Unit: % of official school-age population
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 154 places, 1,881 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.