Paraguay vs Uruguay: Net attendance rate of primary school
Paraguay
99.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.8%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
4th
Uruguay rank
1st
Net attendance rate of primary school over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99.8% against 99.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Paraguay ranks 4th 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 | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 99.0% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 99.2% | 0.9% | 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, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99.8% against 99.3% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net attendance rate of primary school between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Paraguay ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 1st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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.