Which has higher school enrollment, primary, United Kingdom or Uruguay?

United Kingdom, at 99.5% against 99.4% in Uruguay as of 2017.

What is the difference in school enrollment, primary between United Kingdom and Uruguay?

0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?

20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United Kingdom vs Uruguay: School enrollment, primary

United Kingdom

99.5%

in 2017

Uruguay

99.4%

in 2017

United Kingdom rank

8th

Uruguay rank

10th

School enrollment, primary over time

United Kingdom
Uruguay

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 99.5% against 99.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	95.3%	87.7%	7.6%	United Kingdom
1990s	97.4%	93.0%	4.4%	United Kingdom
2000s	98.1%	98.8%	0.8%	Uruguay
2010s	99.1%	99.1%	0.1%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, United Kingdom or Uruguay?: United Kingdom, at 99.5% against 99.4% in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary between United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for school enrollment, primary?: United Kingdom ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, primary (% net)
Unit: % net
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 6,046 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.