Chile vs Uruguay: Net attendance rate of primary school
Chile
99.3%
in 2022
Uruguay
99.8%
in 2024
Chile rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
1st
Net attendance rate of primary school over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99.8% against 99.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.8% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net attendance rate of primary school, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99.8% against 99.3% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net attendance rate of primary school between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Chile ranks 3rd 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.