Argentina vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Argentina
0.3%
in 2025
Uruguay
0.4%
in 2025
Argentina rank
176th
Uruguay rank
173rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 176th and Uruguay ranks 173rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 176th and Uruguay ranks 173rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release