Brazil vs Uruguay: Net attendance rate of primary school
Brazil
99.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
1st
Net attendance rate of primary school over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99.8% against 99.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 99.0% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 99.2% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.8% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net attendance rate of primary school, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99.8% against 99.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net attendance rate of primary school between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.