Argentina vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Argentina
1.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2023
Argentina rank
18th
Uruguay rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.9% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 25 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 1.9% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, richest quintile, male (household survey 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