Australia vs Uruguay: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Australia
0.0835 units per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0849 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
120th
Uruguay rank
117th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0849 units per person against 0.0835 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 117th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1209 units per person 0.1168 units per person 0.004 units per person Australia
1980s 0.1024 units per person 0.1178 units per person 0.0154 units per person Uruguay
1990s 0.0968 units per person 0.1095 units per person 0.0127 units per person Uruguay
2000s 0.0964 units per person 0.1098 units per person 0.0134 units per person Uruguay
2010s 0.0908 units per person 0.0942 units per person 0.0034 units per person Uruguay
2020s 0.087 units per person 0.0859 units per person 0.0011 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Australia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0849 units per person against 0.0835 units per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Australia and Uruguay?
0.0014 units per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Australia ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.